Skye the Puffling: A Wee Puffin Board Book

by Lynne Rickards, Jon Mitchell (Illustrator)

Overview

Everyone's favorite puffling is ready for adventure in a beautiful new board book edition, especially for wee hands.

One morning Skye, the cheeky baby puffin, sneaks out of her parents' burrow, tumbles off the cliff edge and accidentally lands on a passing gannet's back!

Skye's thrilling journey takes her to the Bass Rock in the Firth of Forth where she meets a host of Scottish bird life. But she's missing her parents...

Written in Lynne Rickards' signature rhyme, this charming story features dynamic watercolor illustrations of Scottish sea life and a very cute puffling!

The adorable companion to the best-selling Harris the Hero, is now available as a board book with a story specially abridged for sharing with toddlers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781782504870
Publisher:	Floris Books
Publication date:	05/15/2018
Series:	Wee Kelpies Series
Pages:	14
Sales rank:	814,910
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 7.10(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range:	1 - 3 Years

About the Author

Lynne Rickards was born in Canada and now lives in Scotland with her husband and two children. She grew up reading Dr Seuss books and as a result she loves writing in rhyme. Her picture book Pink! was nominated for a Royal Mail Book Award. She is the author of two other Picture Kelpies: Lewis Clowns Around and Harris the Hero. Jon Mitchell graduated with a BA Hons in Graphic Design from Wolverhampton Polytechnic. He worked as an architectural illustrator before joing Ragdoll Productions, where he illustrated TV characters such as the Teletubbies and Rosie and Jim. Jon has been working as a freelance illustrator for the last fifteen years and has illustrated numerous children's books including Flat Stanley. He lives in Evesham, Worcestershire, England.

Editorial Reviews

Praise for the paperback edition:

'The rhyming text works well and carries the story along at the right pace. It would be particularly suitable for reading aloud. I am particularly fond of the area of Scotland surrounding the Bass Rock and thought that Jon Mitchell's watercolour illustrations really did it justice, but it is in his portrayal of Scottish sea life that these delightful illustrations really stand out. I particularly liked the attention to detail given to gannets, and Skye is just adorable!'
– School Library Association

'This is a sweet picture book, especially for children who love puffins and birds.'
– Youth Services Book Review

'A nicely told adventure story for children up to the age of four or five.'
– BBC Wildlife Magazine

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