A review by kristenremenar
Up and Down by Oliver Jeffers

4.0

I adore Jeffers' art! This is a great story of friendship. The plot is simple (penguin wants to fly, gets hired as a human cannonball, boy comes to the rescue) but the language, although straightforward, isn't watered down. "Later that night, when the penguin should have been excited, he couldn't help but miss his friend. Likewise, the boy could barely sleep for worrying about his friend." Read this aloud for the lovely use of language, and then let the kids have fun acting out the story with puppets or cut-outs of the penguin and the boy.