Pip's Great Road Trip

Pip the penguin was a very cool kid, or at least he tried to be. He really wanted to impress Penelope, a super speedy penguin who loved adventure. One day, Pip accidentally told Penelope that he was going to the annual Ice Cream Festival far, far away, a place only the most daring penguins dared to go. The problem was, Pip was supposed to be spending the summer with his dad, Papa Plod, a very loving but rather embarrassing penguin, who only wanted to spend quality time with his son.

Papa Plod, completely unaware of Pip’s little white lie, surprised Pip with a handcrafted map and a promise of a road trip adventure! He was so excited! They packed their sled with warm fish smoothies and silly hats and off they went. Pip’s dream of seeing Penelope started to look less and less likely, especially when Papa Plod insisted on stopping at every silly iceberg shaped like a banana, or doing silly songs about snow. Pip felt his cool penguin image slipping away with every stop!

They visited bubbling thermal springs, where Papa Plod tried to teach Pip to dance with the steam, which only made Pip groan. At a giant icicle cave, Papa Plod insisted they sing a song about the echoing sound, making Pip feel very uncool. The trip was full of Papa Plod's well-meaning mishaps and embarrassing singalongs, and Pip just couldn’t understand why they were going so slow.

However, during their trip, they encountered a blizzard and Papa Plod used his knowledge of the ice flows and snow patterns to find them shelter. They shared a warm fish smoothie in a small cave. Pip realized that all the time he was focusing on impressing Penelope, he was missing out on time with his dad. They also met a fun-loving walrus and a family of singing seals. Pip started seeing the fun in his Papa’s silly activities and even started laughing at the songs. Pip realized that Papa Plod really knew how to have fun!

Finally, they arrived at the Ice Cream Festival, and even though it was even more amazing than Pip had imagined, he realized that the best part of the trip was not the destination, but the journey and he wouldn't have wanted to have this experience with anyone else. When he got back, Pip even told Penelope how much fun he had and told her all about the songs and dances they did. She even thought it was pretty cool. From that day forward, Pip and Papa Plod continued their father-son adventures with lots of silly songs, silly dances, and lots and lots of love.