Polly and the Puffin
Jenny Colgan
Illustrated by Thomas Docherty
2015 Winner
Teach Primary New Fiction Award
2015 Nominee
British Book Design and Production Awards
Synopsis
Meet Polly and her puffin Neil in the debut children's book from Sunday Times bestselling novelist, Jenny Colgan. Illustrated throughout and with recipes, activities and rhymes in addition to the irresistible story.
Polly heard a CRASH downstairs. Was it a monster? NO! Was it a spider alien? NO!
It was a little puffin with a broken wing...
When Polly discovers an injured puffin, she and her mummy look after him in their cottage by the sea.
Slowly, Neil's wing heals and Polly must prepare herself to say goodbye to her new friend. Will she ever see him again?
Perfect for bedtime stories and early readers. From the author of The Little Beach Street Bakery.
Contains recipes, activities and jokes in addition to the story.
A classic story about the touching relationship between a girl and her rescued puffin.
Guardian - The Best New Children's Books Summer 2015
Colgan's emotional intelligence and the charming illustrations by Thomas Docherty make this a great gift
newstatesman.com
A sweet tale of a puffin with a broken wing and the little girl who puts him to rights.
Charlotte Heathcote, Sunday Express