Peggy the Always Sorry Pigeon - by Wendy Meddour (Hardcover)

About the Book

Peggy is an apologetic pigeon. She automatically says she's sorry for everything, even when she hasn't done anything wrong, or when she's the one getting picked on. But Joan a seagull who sees the trouble this is causing for Peggy, gives her a nudge to stand up for herself. This tale from award-winning author Wendy Meddour contains an important message about the importance of being assertive.

Book Synopsis

Peggy is pushed from perch to perch, but she's the one always saying sorry. Can Joan the seagull help Peggy realize her worth and reclaim her power? Through humor and persistence Peggy learns to stand up for herself in this charming picture book.

Peggy is an apologetic pigeon. She automatically says she's sorry for everything, even when she hasn't done anything wrong, or when she's the one getting picked on. But Joan a seagull who sees the trouble this is causing for Peggy, gives her a nudge to stand up for herself. This tale from award-winning author Wendy Meddour contains an important message about the importance of being assertive.

"Delve into this sunny celebration of self-confidence-you won't be sorry." --Booklist

"A sound lesson in empowerment and self-respect." --Kirkus Reviews

Review Quotes

Encourages anxious young readers to take up space in the world unapologetically, and the hilarious substitutions make for prime read-aloud material. Equally entertaining illustrations wonderfully capture Peggy's emotional growth and uproarious outbursts.Delve into this sunny celebration of self-confidence-you won't be sorry.-- "Booklist"

Readers will love this warm, funny, reassuring [story] about standing up to bullies and taking back one's own space. . . . Kids will howl at Peggy's snappy retorts and will enjoy volunteering their own wildly silly phrases. The lively illustrations move the story along briskly; Peggy and Joan are feisty, well-realized characters. . . . A sound lesson in empowerment and self-respect.-- "Kirkus Reviews"

About the Author

Wendy Meddour grew up in a little seaside town called Aberystwyth, Wales. After getting her PhD, she went to teach English Literature at Oxford University, and now teaches creative writing at the University of Exeter. Her debut children's book, A Hen in the Wardrobe, was shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award for "Outstanding First Novel," selected as one of The Guardian's "Best 50 Diverse Children's Books since the 1950s," and won the John C Laurence Award. Wendy was also awarded the Margaret Wise Brown Prize for Literature in 2020 for Lubna and Pebble, which was also selected by Time Magazine as one of the Best 10 Books of the Year. Find out more about Wendy at wendymeddour.co.uk.

Carmen Saldaña lives in Gijon, a little rainy city in the north of Spain. She loves furry animals, birds, bugs, leaves, and everything related with nature, her main source of inspiration in making children's books.