There Once Was a Puffin - Hardcover

Florence Page

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0735817707 ISBN 13: 9780735817708

Publisher: North-South Books, 2003

Synopsis

Oh, there once was a Puffin
Just the shape of a muffin,
And he lived on an island in the bright blue sea!
But the dear little Puffin is lonely on his island for he has no one to play with. Children will rejoice when the muffin-shaped Puffin, with a hat for every occasion, comes up with a simple-and simply delicious-solution to his problem. Bright, bold pictures of a singularly appealing puffin bring this classic nonsense verse to life for the youngest listener.

About this title

About the Author:

Florence Page Jaques (1890-1972) was a poet and nature writer. She also wrote stories and nonsense verse for children, including her best-known verse, "There Once Was a Puffin."

From Publishers Weekly:

Originally written more than 25 years ago, Jaques's Lear-like limerick makes a virtue of simplicity, affectingly conveying its message in just a few lines. Living on an island surrounded by fish, a solitary Puffin ("Just the shape of a muffin") is pining away for want of a pal-"So he sat on his island,/ And he cried for a while, and/ He felt very lonely,/ And he felt very small." But the fish have the answer ("You can have us for playmates/ Instead of for tea!"), and now the Puffin subsists on a landlubber's diet-with company at every meal. Kvasnosky's (Pink, Red, Blue-What Are You?) full-spread illustrations-rendered as crisply outlined swaths of clear, bright colors-add personality and pizazz. Her carefully composed pictures match the poem's forthright tone; together, text and art relay a beguiling tale of friendship found in unexpected form. Ages 2-4.
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About this edition

• Publisher: North-South Books
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0735817707
• ISBN 13: 9780735817708
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Shari Halpern