"Daddy, I love you." These words are simple yet when they are spoken authentically, they demonstrate the affection that a child has for his/her father. These words never get old and never grow cold. The image of a perfect father is often characterized by an individual who is strong, brave, intelligent, big, burly and capable. When you think of an "ideal father," rarely does the picture of a small penguin surface in your mind. This book will make you think otherwise. Few animals devote so much time with their children as do penguin fathers. They not only sit on the egg of the unborn penguin for months at a time, they must endure -40 degree cold while their mates go hunting for food. To be a father is "to be there by your side - even in the harshest of environments.