A Tacky character

In the summer, we cast off regular programming and do children's church lite. When it's my turn to lead, I like to read books.

Tacky the Penguin is my hero of choice.

Poor Tacky never does anything quietly or neatly or conventionally, but he's all heart and manages to save the day anyhow.

The kids chortle and grin at his escapades. We can all relate to Tacky somehow.

To me, the book seems just right for church, where things can lean a little toward the prim and proper.

Tacky is anything but. Still, he's the type you'd like to have sitting next to you in the pew-- or even in the pulpit.

You'd certainly never fall asleep.