This was such a cute story. It was about a puffinn who started a new school. It teaches children how to August to change in a fun and engaging way. It's b easy to follow and suitable for any age range.

This was a very sweet story. I loved the art work too. It was nice and easy to read. I would definitely recommend anyone reading this, because it was a fun book.

This is a really cute story with a fab ending!

The book is well written and easy to follow for the age range - my daughter falls within the target audience and she really enjoyed the story.

The story centres around Puffin when he starts a new school in a new country after his mum gets a new job. The book has some cute illustrations too and we will be reading it again later tonight.

It is 4.5 stars from me for this one, rounded up to 5 stars for Goodreads and Amazon- very highly recommended!

Thank you to Netgalley and Kids Can Press for this advanced reader copy.

Puffin is off to a new school as he and his family have recently moved. It is Puffin's first day of school, and he expects to make new friends easily. Unfortunately, everyone doesn’t recognize him as Puffin, the bird. He gets assigned to Penguin, who is supposed to help Puffin navigate the school, however, Penguin is too busy to do this. Puffin tries many ways to gain friends, being strong, earnest, sharing, and even being a little braggy, but he fails. Puffin is very sad and angry about this! What happens next... Does he try again? Does Puffin make new friends at school?

Graphic novel style
Simple text
Adorable illustrations
Beautiful story with a good message
Perfect for ages 6+

ARC Copy...Thought it was cute and funny and agree with the blurb...fans of Owl might like this. Found it cute and relatable for school kids, that yes is scary and..."I'm busy!"

This was an adorable adventure of a puffin's first day at a new school - he's ready for a chill school year. Things start out a little icy when he's assigned Penguin as a guide. Penguin isn't really trying to freeze Puffin out, he's just super busy doing all the things a popular penguin does. When there's a hiccup with the lights at a play, Puffin saves the day with his unique abilities.

What I loved most:
I learned a new fact about puffins
The ending is adorable

Pitched really young, this comic book has Puffin the puffin go to a new school when his family relocate to New Stork City. He thinks he knows the drill – make new friends straight away – and he thinks he knows how easy that will be. But when he comes on too strong, all earnest and a little too braggy, he finds that becoming a friend is not an automatic thing. Let's face it, it's a school for birds, so he should have expected a pecking order… It's an unusual read in that it focuses on the school play as part of the plot – normally a franchise only goes down that route when it's running out of initial ideas, about Book Four or Five – but there's a reason for that choice. And ultimately this makes simple, sensible logic – as does the very decision to check it out. It won't blow anyone's minds, but it'll be engaging fun for some short length of time for some short readers.

Me: This was a really fun read with my two gremlins 8 and 11. They were laughing at all of the puns and funny things turned into birds. For me it was funny without being toilet humor (I’m not opposed to this but sometimes it’s nice to not hear fart jokes 24/7). I also had a good time with the story so reading it wasn’t a drag, we were able to read it in one sitting and all of our neurodiverse brains stayed engaged.

8 year old: 5 trillion/5 stars. It was great, I love EVERYTHING besides the ice cream part.

11 year old: 5/5 stars. It was pretty good, I liked the entire play scenes.

When Puffin moves to a new school he is thrilled to have Penguin as his buddy. The only problem is that Penguin is super busy. Puffin "Puffy" has a hard time making friends. Everyone thinks he is a small penguin or that he tries too hard. With patience and hard work Puffin is able to find his own place at the school.

I can see this being popular with the younger crowd in the graphic novel section. The birds are cute, the problems universal, and the storyline grabs attention.

This book is will written with colorful pictures. My 6 year old enjoyed the book and felt bad for the puffin in the beginning before he made new friends.

A cute story about animals who parent work for the world embassy and all the kids who parent work for together all go to school together. This is a great story for kids who move to another place and want to make new friends.

Puffin is a little worried about moving to New Stork City. Luckily on his first day of school Puffin is paired up with Penguin, “the cool kid” as a buddy. Penguin is very busy with lots of activities and doesn’t have time for Puffin. Puffin tries hard to fit in but really struggles until he signs up to help on stage crew for the upcoming show. He learns that Penguin is snobby, but just really busy. Puffin ends up saving the show.

This was a fun early graphic novel. I loved the play on words and the puffin facts spread throughout the book. I enjoyed this graphic novel.

A sweet story about the new kid (Puffin) just trying to fit in. The teacher assigns the very busy Penguin to show Puffin the ropes and Puffin struggles to find his place until the lights go out during the big show.

Thank you to Netgalley and Kids Can Press for this advanced reader copy. All views and opinions are my own.

Cute little book about making new friends and learning to assimilate to a new place. This book isn't exactly what I expected. It's not a childrens' book as much as a graphic novel style with panels. Very cute! Good message. And I was today years old when I learned puffin beaks glow in the dark.

I'd rate this a G.

Original review posted 7/30/24.

This book was a fun easy read. It will be great for my 3rd grade classroom. The context was so relevant to many students. It had great social emotional aspects too.

"Puffin and Penguin" is a youth graphic novel written by Helaine Becker and illustrated by Kevin Sylvester. Puffin is going to be attending a new school and is worried about making friends. When he is partnered up with Penguin, he feels left out because Penguin is just too busy with all of his activities. Puffin feels misunderstood (other birds think that he is a funny looking penguin) and decides to showcase himself to his classmates. Puffin learns to advocate for himself and makes up with Penguin (who he learns wasn't being a snob, but was just soooo busy). Interesting puffin facts are included in the book. This humorous graphic novel with bright and colorful illustrations will likely be a hit in middle grade graphic novel collections. Recommended where "Pea, Bee, and Jay" or "Pizza and Taco" are popular.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This book was an adorable book! The illustrations were super cute and colorful. This book was funny and sweet. This will be a great read for young kids.

Fun graphic novel with positive messages about friendship. My 7 year old especially enjoyed the illustrations and story!

I laughed my way trough this because it was so funny. I loved the humor and the illustrations were a great match. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.