Saving Puff - by Jennifer O'Connell (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

An inspiring children's story based on an actual Atlantic puffin rescue effort.

Late one night, Emma rescues a stranded baby puffin on an island in Iceland. "Puff," as Emma names her rescue, is too young and small to survive in the ocean, so she takes him home to care for him. As Puff grows, Emma becomes attached to the fledgling. When he finally weighs enough to be released to the sea, she wonders if he's truly ready - or is she the one who isn't ready?
Saving Puff is a fictional story inspired by the real-life puffin rescue tradition of families on the island of Heimaey, Iceland, where Jennifer visited to research this book. Extensive back matter describes the "Puffling Patrol" rescue team, the endangered plight of the Atlantic puffins, how to help them survive, and more.

About the Author

Jennifer O'Connell is a picture book author and illustrator who celebrates stories about how people connect with and help other animals. Her books include Elephants Remember, praised by Booklist as a story that "awakens a sense of wonder," and The Eye of the Whale - A Rescue Story, recipient of the Green Earth Book Award. Her earlier title, Ten Timid Ghosts, was a New York Times, Publisher's Weekly, and USA Today bestseller with more than one million copies sold to date. Jennifer lives in Bethesda, Maryland with her husband and their dog with whom she connects joyfully every day. Visit her at JenniferOConnellArt.com and on Instagram: @jenniferoconnellart.