Polly And The Puffin By Jenny Colgan

‘Polly And The Puffin’ is Jenny Colgan’s first book for children.

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?

We originally met Neil in one of Jenny’s adult books, ‘Little Beach Street Bakery’ and we all fell in love with the adorable little creature who constantly made eep sounds, it was so cute!

This story is about Polly, a little girl who finds Neil after he crashes into her house one night after injuring his wing. With her mothers help, she nurses him back to health and becomes close to the little bird. With the accompaniment of sweet illustrations, by Thomas Docherty, we follow the young pair’s adventure. The drawings compliment the story perfectly and consist of black, white and orange only, the colours of a puffin which I thought was a lovely touch.

I read this book in about fifteen minutes, but I imagine it would be the perfect bedtime story for a child, with huge and friendly fonts, it’s easy to read and get absorbed in. Also when you finish the book, there are activities to carry out, recipes to enjoy and jokes to laugh at.

A lovely introduction to children’s writing, ‘Polly And The Puffin’ is a sweetheart of the story and can be enjoyed by anyone, no matter the age.

You can buy [amazon_link id=”0349131902″ target=”_blank” ]Polly and the Puffin from Amazon [/amazon_link] and is available to buy from good bookshops.