Pablo and Splash: Frozen in Time (Pablo & Splash #2)
Sheena Dempsey
Bloomsbury
Published March 4, 2025
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About Pablo and Splash: Frozen in Time
Time-traveling penguins Pablo and Splash must rescue their friend from the Ice Age in this brilliantly funny, full-color graphic novel for young readers.
Pablo and Splash go to visit Professor O’Brain in her lab, only to find that their friend has been left behind in the Ice Age by her misbehaving time machine. The brave penguin buddies set out on a rescue mission – destination 68,000 years ago! When a Neanderthal man accidentally wanders into their time machine, it’s not just the professor who is stuck in the wrong time period. But luckily a scientific breakthrough for Pablo and Splash’s endlessly upbeat approach to life’s challenges helps save the day!
The race against time – several times over! – makes this pacey and hilarious graphic novel irresistible. It’ll be a huge hit for fans of Bunny vs Monkey, Bumble and Snug, funny animal stories and light-hearted ancient history.
My Review
This cute follow-up to the first book in the series delivers more laughs and silly antics. Serious, routine-oriented Pablo and spontaneous, thrill-seeking Splash journey back in time to find missing Dr. O’Brain. It’s a funny, light-hearted story that introduces readers to some historical facts about Northern Europe during a glacial ice age.
While the book focuses mainly on the penguins’ adventure, Dempsey sneaks a few facts in here and there so that readers have an opportunity to learn and may not even realize it. Pretty clever!
The illustrations are playful and support the upbeat tone of the story. At the back, one section shows readers how to create different expressions on the penguins’ faces. There’s also a personality quiz in which readers can find out whether they’re more like Pablo or Splash.
It’s an easy read and a fun story that slips a little historical information into the text and entertains from start to finish. Readers who like animals or humorous stories will not want to miss this cute sequel.
Content Notes
Recommended for Ages 8 to 12.
Profanity/Crude Language Content
None.
Romance/Sexual Content
None.
Spiritual Content
None.
Violent Content
Situations of peril. References to hunting animals. (No harming animals on the page.) References to someone kicking another character. (Happened off-page.)
Drug Content
None.
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