Pair of Adelie Penguins at their Nest
One of my favorite New Yorker cartoons depicts a penguin colony in which several penguins are posing while another is snapping a photo. The caption reads: “You didn’t have to spring for colored film!" Penguins in Antarctica are definitely mostly a black and white picture, and color film would seem to be a waste. (This cartoon appeared before the advent of digital cameras.) My challenge, when I was illustrating my book A Penguin’s World was to find ways to insert some color into my illustrations. When I could, a silhouetted the birds against a blue sky or the deep blue of the ocean. The main other color in the book is the pink of the penguins’ beaks and pink feet. When you color the picture above, see if you can think of any other ways to add color to the scene.Download the coloring page here.
