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The Puffin Keeper
by Michael Morpurgo
The Puffin Keeper - Michael Morpurgo
I love buying books for my nieces and nephews, especially if they are about birds, especially if they are about puffins and especially because I get to read them first to check them out before gifting them!
This was a beautiful book that I bought from Bempton Cliffs RSPB nature reserve which I'd travelled to specifically to go and watch some Puffins with my friend Kate. We didn't see loads, but we did spot at least 3 of these increasingly rare and beautiful birds. This book was in the gift shop and I've been meaning to buy a copy for ages and I also got upsold a plush puffin who makes puffin noises when you squeeze his tummy (sounds remarkably like a cow mooing!)
Synopsis from Goodreads
It was Benjamin Postlethwaite's job all his long life to make sure the light shone brightly high up in the lighthouse on Puffin Island. Not once in all his years as the lighthouse keeper had he ever let his light go out. But sometimes even the brightest light on a lighthouse cannot save a ship.
This is a story of a life-changing friendship, a lost puffin, and a lonely artist. It's the story of an entire lifetime, and how one event can change a life forever. From masterful storyteller, Michael Morpurgo, and world-class illustrator, Benji Davies, comes a magical new story. This truly beautiful tale will enchant readers of all ages.
It's a perfect book for younger children (even as young as 4 - 5 years) to have read to them as the illustrations are beautiful and the story is long enough to last a couple of bedtimes or one long and dedicated bedtime story. A keen reader would soon be able to read this to themselves and I hope that is what my nephew will do in the future. Set in a time very different to now it is a nostalgic and heart warming journey through the eyes of a young boy.
As an adult I was captivated and touched by the story and it makes you sad in parts, but also warms your heart and makes you smile. It also made me want to do what I can to look after and protect the puffins as they are such unique creatures.
A solid 4.5 stars and a book I hope I get to buy and read to more of my nieces and nephews in the future (thankfully at least two of them I know love nature and animals so may will get similar gifts in the future I'm sure!) I recommend this as a read for adults who love birds and nature or as a gift for kids of all ages! Loved this!
I love buying books for my nieces and nephews, especially if they are about birds, especially if they are about puffins and especially because I get to read them first to check them out before gifting them!
This was a beautiful book that I bought from Bempton Cliffs RSPB nature reserve which I'd travelled to specifically to go and watch some Puffins with my friend Kate. We didn't see loads, but we did spot at least 3 of these increasingly rare and beautiful birds. This book was in the gift shop and I've been meaning to buy a copy for ages and I also got upsold a plush puffin who makes puffin noises when you squeeze his tummy (sounds remarkably like a cow mooing!)
Synopsis from Goodreads
It was Benjamin Postlethwaite's job all his long life to make sure the light shone brightly high up in the lighthouse on Puffin Island. Not once in all his years as the lighthouse keeper had he ever let his light go out. But sometimes even the brightest light on a lighthouse cannot save a ship.
This is a story of a life-changing friendship, a lost puffin, and a lonely artist. It's the story of an entire lifetime, and how one event can change a life forever. From masterful storyteller, Michael Morpurgo, and world-class illustrator, Benji Davies, comes a magical new story. This truly beautiful tale will enchant readers of all ages.
It's a perfect book for younger children (even as young as 4 - 5 years) to have read to them as the illustrations are beautiful and the story is long enough to last a couple of bedtimes or one long and dedicated bedtime story. A keen reader would soon be able to read this to themselves and I hope that is what my nephew will do in the future. Set in a time very different to now it is a nostalgic and heart warming journey through the eyes of a young boy.
As an adult I was captivated and touched by the story and it makes you sad in parts, but also warms your heart and makes you smile. It also made me want to do what I can to look after and protect the puffins as they are such unique creatures.
A solid 4.5 stars and a book I hope I get to buy and read to more of my nieces and nephews in the future (thankfully at least two of them I know love nature and animals so may will get similar gifts in the future I'm sure!) I recommend this as a read for adults who love birds and nature or as a gift for kids of all ages! Loved this!