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4.3 AVERAGE
4.3 AVERAGE
emotional
relaxing
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Cute. It has its sweet moments and it has its tougher moments. It is very fast but cute overall.
The Puffin Keeper is a heartwarming tale of lighthouses, shipwrecks and puffins. Delightfully illustrated throughout by Benji Davies.
ARC Copy...I personally think that could have gone for a bit longer but the illustrations look gorgeous and it is a good slice of the trials and joys of that area and time period.
Mooi verhaal met schitterende tekeningen. Ik vraag me alleen af voor welke doelgroep… ik weet namelijk niet of een groep 5/6 uit Nederland veel feeling bij dit boek zal hebben.. veel typisch Engelse dingen die we hier niet echt kennen… en groep 7/8 zal hem niet pakken?
A very sweet and gentle chapter book with some really wonderful pictures, and one of my favorite animals, the puffin! I'm not sure how much a child would enjoy reading this on their own, but as a read aloud from a grownup, it would be perfect.
Wow, what a magnificent strong and beautiful story this was!
I already had spotted this book a while ago at Library #3 but just wasn’t sure, but when I saw it again at Library #2… I just had to pick it up. I read the book in Dutch, but want to share my review with you all so English it is.
In this book we meet two people, one is a man named Benjamin who works at the lighthouse. He is a silent man who likes the solitude and loves to paint. One day a boat crashes on the rocks and he is there to save people. One of these people is a boy named Allen. This event will connect them forever and I just adored it so much. You could just see the connection between them. I couldn’t wait for them to meet again, I just wondered how long it would be. Well, quite long, but in the mean time the story doesn’t disappoint as we see how Allen lives his life. We see him at his grandparents, at school, we see how he keeps looking at the painting he got when he was a kid and I loved how he picked up painting/drawing.
And then the adventure really starts and Ben and Allen meet again. Both are older, but both are very happy to see the other. Ben is happy for the company, kept all of Allen’s letters (and we even find out why he never send any back), and Allen is happy to be back with Ben, with the solitude, the quiet. I loved seeing these two together and the puffin added to the story was a wonderful addition. I knew it would be there given the title, but it was a question when or how it would be introduced.
The war part broke my heart and I was so worried either of them would die. Ben because he is old, but Allen because he was part of the war. I wanted them to reunite again, be together again.
The ending was just the best thing ever and while I didn’t cry it was still pretty emotional. The ending made me smile because it was just the best way to end this book.
And the art, WOW, Benji Davies has done it once again. I love love love his art and he is one of my favourite artists and he has outdone himself in this gorgeous book. I loved the ships, the boats, the birds, and all other things.
All in all, haha I could probably talk for hours about this beautiful book, but I will end it here with a big: READ THIS! Highly recommended~
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
I already had spotted this book a while ago at Library #3 but just wasn’t sure, but when I saw it again at Library #2… I just had to pick it up. I read the book in Dutch, but want to share my review with you all so English it is.
In this book we meet two people, one is a man named Benjamin who works at the lighthouse. He is a silent man who likes the solitude and loves to paint. One day a boat crashes on the rocks and he is there to save people. One of these people is a boy named Allen. This event will connect them forever and I just adored it so much. You could just see the connection between them. I couldn’t wait for them to meet again, I just wondered how long it would be. Well, quite long, but in the mean time the story doesn’t disappoint as we see how Allen lives his life. We see him at his grandparents, at school, we see how he keeps looking at the painting he got when he was a kid and I loved how he picked up painting/drawing.
And then the adventure really starts and Ben and Allen meet again. Both are older, but both are very happy to see the other. Ben is happy for the company, kept all of Allen’s letters (and we even find out why he never send any back), and Allen is happy to be back with Ben, with the solitude, the quiet. I loved seeing these two together and the puffin added to the story was a wonderful addition. I knew it would be there given the title, but it was a question when or how it would be introduced.
The war part broke my heart and I was so worried either of them would die. Ben because he is old, but Allen because he was part of the war. I wanted them to reunite again, be together again.
The ending was just the best thing ever and while I didn’t cry it was still pretty emotional. The ending made me smile because it was just the best way to end this book.
And the art, WOW, Benji Davies has done it once again. I love love love his art and he is one of my favourite artists and he has outdone himself in this gorgeous book. I loved the ships, the boats, the birds, and all other things.
All in all, haha I could probably talk for hours about this beautiful book, but I will end it here with a big: READ THIS! Highly recommended~
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
fast-paced
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
The narrator, Alan, is rescued, along with his mother, and the other passengers on a boat that was sinking. The keeper of the light house saves all of them, but says he only did it because it was the right thing to do, and so doesn't want no stinking medal.
Alan writes to him, but never hears back, and continues with his life, until, when he is fully grown, he goes off in search of the man who saved his life.
The island the light house is on, is called Puffin Island, but there are no puffins there, until, the day Alan arrives at the light house.
Sweet story of the love of animals and the love of the land.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.
Alan writes to him, but never hears back, and continues with his life, until, when he is fully grown, he goes off in search of the man who saved his life.
The island the light house is on, is called Puffin Island, but there are no puffins there, until, the day Alan arrives at the light house.
Sweet story of the love of animals and the love of the land.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.