Discover Sean E Avery's Endearing Series About Penguins

Sean E Avery is a teacher, writer-illustrator, sculptor and designer born in South Africa; living in Perth, Western Australia. Locally, he’s best known as the writer-illustrator of well-loved children’s picture books, All Monkeys Love Bananas and Harold and Grace published by Fremantle Press. Internationally, he’s best known as a sculptor who uses CDs and DVDs to create breath-taking works of art that reside in galleries and private collections all around the world. He is curious, enthusiastic and ready to work hard for the things he believes in.

The first book in Avery’s series, Frank’s Red Hat, was first published in 2022 and sets the tone for the whole series. Each picture book explores inclusion, difference and believing in yourself, with quirky illustrations to boot. Collect them all for a wonderful gift to be read, re-read, and treasured for years to come.

Recommended for ages 4+, this series celebrates timeless lessons for young hearts. Below, we have listed all of the books in the series so you can see what they’re about! The newest book, Neville’s Great Escape, is out now!

Frank’s Red Hat

A story about never giving up on your talents, because even though what you do may not be appreciated right now, it may be in time. Possibly by someone you’d least expect. Frank is a penguin with ideas. Mostly terrible ones. That’s why his fellow penguins are nervous when he shows them his strange new creation. Something they’d never seen or expected to see in their cold and colourless Antarctic world — a red hat.

Buy a copy of Frank’s Red Hat here.

Neville’s Great Escape

A companion story to the multi-award winning, internationally successful Frank’s Red Hat starring Neville, the penguin who was eaten by a whale – or was he? Neville was a penguin known for being somewhat of a risktaker. He was brave, bold, and beloved by all. Until the day he was eaten by a whale. Or so it seemed … Because that was only the beginning of the story.