Following the book Chris Grabenstein called "the most hysterically hilarious book I've read in years," the saga about the evil werepenguins of Brugaria continues!When we last saw our hero Bolt Waddle, he'd narrowly escaped the clutches of the evil Baron Chordata, but not the fate of becoming a half-boy, half-penguin for life. Living with his penguin colony far from other humans, he's adjusting to life as a full-time werepenguin when his bandit friend Annika tracks him down and begs for his help. Her father has been imprisoned by the Earl of Sphen, another ruthless werepenguin who rules his small country with an iron flipper. Bolt and Annika recruit a washed-up pirate and a plucky were-gull to help with their rescue mission, but as they get closer to victory, they realize that the Earl of Sphen isn't the only werepenguin whose sinister plans could cause their downfall.

NOW A TRILOGY: Thanks to overwhelmingly enthusiastic response to THE CURSE OF THE WEREPENGUIN in-house, and high demand for funny illustrated middle grade, this is now a series. The Werepenguin saga will conclude with BATTLE OF THE WEREPENGUINS in Summer 2021.HILARIOUSLY WEIRD SATIRE: Middle school is when kids discover satire. This series is perfect for every kid who loves movies like The Princess Bride and the work of Mel Brooks, quotes Monty Python incessantly, and sings along with Weird Al's latest song.The Werepenguin saga is also for fans of tongue-in-cheek riffs on classic storytelling like Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, The Mysterious Benedict Society series, Pseudonymous Bosch's books, and The Willoughbys.PROLIFIC AUTHOR: Allan Woodrow is an award-winning author of many funny books for middle schoolers under his own name and multiple pseudonyms (he has written a plethora of Cartoon Network books for Penguin Workshop, as well as Nat Geo and others).ARTWORK THAT TICKLES YOUR FUNNY BONE: Scott Brown's spot art throughout adds to the humor and accessibility.PERFECT FOR EMERGING READERS: The goofiness of Captain Underpants paired with the creep factor of Who's Afraid of the Dark? makes this a funny, scary read that kids aging out of heavily illustrated books will latch on to.PARENT-KID READ: Like recent Disney, Pixar, and Dreamworks movies, there's enough sly humor that will keep parents entertained as well as kids.