This is a cute story with a valuable lesson. But I didn't particularly enjoy the illustrations. I thought they could be a little lively and more colourful.

I received an arc of this title from NetGalley for an honest review. Pete is a colorful parrot that longs to be out and free so one day he leaves his comfortable home. He arrives at Puffin Island only to find that he does not like fish, swimming, or sleeping outside. What will he do now?

Finding your place

Parrot Pete had a dream: he wanted to be a puffin and live by the sea. So one day, he decides to leave his home and fly to the sea. There, he meets a circus of puffins. They are very friendly and welcome him to their life. But Pete suddenly notices that life at sea is not quite what he thought it would be...

This book is very cute. I loved the colorful and detailed illustrations. The story teaches kids then there is a place for everyone in the world, one just has to find it! A very cute and fun read.

So many amazing details I loved about this book! The illustrations are gorgeous. The sentence structure is easy for young readers to comprehend. The storyline is beautiful and I particularly loved the underlying message that it's okay to be yourself even if that means you're different from the rest. Great opportunities for counting and colors as well.

This was a cute story about finding your place in the world. I liked that Pete liked himself the way he was even when it was hard and he eventually figured out where he'd be happy. A good SEL book for children or just a sweet story to read about birds!

Thank you to NetGalley and Nimbus publishing for providing me with an e-arc of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Reasonable book for young readers still limited to a sentence or two a page. Pete the unusual parrot wants to live with the puffins – he thinks he is a sea-parrot, in line with his ancestors who had pirates as humans, and thinks he would fit in on the rocks, eating fish, not talking. Obviously, he won't. But perhaps if he can't be a sea-parrot, he could be a land-puffin? The end of the story as it is seemed a bit of a cop-out, forcing a kind of happy medium on Pete and the other characters in his world. The artwork, too, seemed reasonable enough, but with a kind of cut-out aesthetic clearly didn't put more effort in than was necessary. All told it's mildly amusing and pleasant, but no great shakes – three and a half stars.

Loved the charming art in this book, but the story was less charming. Instead of a book celebrating our differences, I actually took it to e celebrating segregation or not getting "above one's station." Sure it's good that at the end a lot of Pete's good friends are puffins.

Such a cute book! I loved the things that Pete said! Especially about the “cracker.” The illustrations were so cute too! It’s a lesson on loving yourself how you are.

I had to download this as soon as I saw it! My husband and I took a trip to Iceland, and we got to hang out with a really cool puffin at a museum!

The pictures in this book are absolutely adorable, and I'm so glad Pete decided to like himself as he is. I chuckled at the things Pete said, and my kid thought they were hysterical, especially "How's it going?! How's it going?!"

I will definitely pick up a copy of this book.