
Saving Piku
by James Sellick, illustrated by Craig Shuttlewood
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Pub Date Aug 05 2025 | Archive Date Jul 24 2025
Publisher Spotlight | New Frontier Publishing
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Description
Pal is teaching Piku how to sing one Tuesday morning when the Beast suddenly shows up.
Fear quickly spreads through the colony, and the dads do everything they can to protect their little ones. Will they be able to keep them safe?
Explore feelings in this fantastic new picture book series, Dealing with Feeling. Through fun and enchanting stories, there's subtle guidance on how to recognize and manage emotions in a positive way. With bright, engaging illustrations and lots of delightful animals that children can identify with, this is a perfect way to deal with big feelings.
Available Editions
EDITION | Hardcover |
ISBN | 9781916790971 |
PRICE | $18.99 (USD) |
PAGES | 32 |
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Featured Reviews

This book was absolutely adorable! The illustrations were super charming, and the story was meaningful and beautifully told. The only small hiccup was that all the penguins had names, but it was sometimes hard to tell who was who in the pictures. Still, the message came through clearly and with a lot of heart.

Such a sweet story about kindness! I would love to read this book at the end of the school year with my kiddos for father’s day! This book really gets the creativity flowing!

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC!
This book is a wonderful representation of how community can help in times of need. The illustrations perfectly captured each emotion that all the characters were feeling throughout the story.
I feel like this story is different from other stories that talk about emotions such as fear because the character that we see truly display the fear is Pika’s father Pal. This book shows that even grown-ups feel scared and ask for help.

Saving Piku by James Sellick, with illustrations by Craig Shuttlewood, is a heartfelt and engaging picture book that gently explores themes of fear, community, and parental care when a mysterious "Beast" disrupts a singing session between Pal and Piku. The warm, expressive illustrations perfectly compliment the comforting narrative, showing how love and teamwork can protect and reassure—it's a story I truly loved, both for its message and its beautiful artwork.

A Heartwarming Tale That Had My Daughter Glued From Start to Finish!
This book was absolutely adorable! The illustrations were charming, and the journey to the final lesson was both meaningful and beautifully told. My daughter curled up beside me while I read it aloud, and she stayed engaged the entire time—which is a big win in our house!
The only small point of confusion was that all the penguins had names, but it wasn't always clear which one was which in the illustrations. That aside, the message was clear, heartfelt, and delivered in such a lovely way.
Five stars—straight from my daughter! :) Thank you for creating something so special.

This book is so cute!! Jumping right into this review, I want to start off by saying that this book had a great plot structure. There were perfect amounts of suspense, excitement, background, and resolution, which made this book perfectly well-rounded. Additionally, the central idea of this book was awesome, and so adorable! The illustrator did an outstanding job of bringing each and every character to life, and also conveying the emotion of the story to the reader. Lastly, the ending was so heartwarming, and it leaves the reader feeling happy and inspired, in a way. The way all of the penguins came together as a community was beautiful. I give so much praise to the creators of this book, and I think that every kid should read this book, ASAP!

First I would love to give a huge thank you to @netgalley and @NewFrontierPublishing for an e-arc of “Saving Piku”.
This was definitely an adorable story. As an avid animal lover and someone who always tries to engage her students with lessons in sel, this both is the perfect combination of adorable as it involves penguins as it is reflective (dealing with emotions).
Saving piku is a story perfect for those who teach sel or for any young student to learn about all the emotions we can experience. While I may not need to teach my third graders using this story I will gladly purchase the story for those who teach kindergarten and younger.
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