Not so very long ago, Jasper the penguin lived at the South Pole with his family, as is normal for all penguins...
However, Jasper is convinced that there is more to the world than merely ice and snow. One fine day he uses the opportunity of an ice floe breaking up to leave the South Pole and venture onto greener shores. He meets up with eight year old Emma; from then on she becomes his inseparable friend and shares in all his joys, woes and adventures.