Big Trouble for Nellie Choc-Ice

By Jeremy Strong and Jamie Smith

Another hilarious Little Gem from Jeremy Strong, the master of comic writing for children, with character-packed illustration from Jamie Smith.

When Captain Beardy-Beard rescues Nellie from the North Pole she's ready to be safe and sound back at home. But mistakes and trouble are never far from Nellie, and when their submarine runs out of fuel in the docks of New York, Captain Beardy-Beard and his crew are a prime target for a hijacking! Looks like Nellie Choc-Ice is in trouble again and this time it's BIG trouble! Hilarious penguin adventure full of laughs and facts.

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins UK
• Release date: Nov 17, 2022
• ISBN: 9781800902459

Jeremy Strong

Jeremy Strong writes books for children, mainly of junior school age, and has a special interest in children who are becoming independent readers and those not particularly interested in reading. All of his books are humorous and about real life situations with a surreal edge. He was born in 1949 in South East London and studied English at York University, after which he became a teacher and Head teacher, leaving the profession in 1991 to write full-time.

Book preview

This is for penguins of all kinds – big

and little, fat and thin, black, white and all

shades between, but especially for penguins

with problems, and for helpful beardy

(and non‑beardy) captains.

Contents

Title Page

Dedication

1. Mistakes

2. What Is That Funny Noise?

3. Something Far More Dangerous

4. Nellie Makes Another Mistake

5. Oh Good!

6. Oh Dear, Again

Copyright

Chapter 1

Mistakes

Nellie Choc-Ice is a penguin – a Macaroni Penguin to be exact. If you don’t think there’s any such thing as a Macaroni Penguin, you would be wrong. You can check it for yourself. If you look up ‘Macaroni Penguin’ online, you will see lots of lovely pictures.