Things to talk about while coloring
Penguins are birds that can't fly, but they are excellent swimmers and use their flippers like wings underwater. Almost all penguins live in the southern half of the world, and some kinds live where it is warm. This one has a fish beside it, a favorite food for penguins. Emperor penguins are the tallest kind, and the fathers keep the egg warm on their feet.
Coloring ideas
Black or dark blue for the back and white for the belly matches real penguins, with orange for the beak and feet. The knit hat is where kids can go wild with stripes and a bright pom-pom, and the ice floe can be pale blue.
A little learning
Penguin starts with P, so practice the P sound by popping your lips and listing P words like pom-pom, play, and puddle.
