Wings!

Description

The Grand Gathering of the Birds culminates in a flight to the top of the tree and Penguin is left all on his own once again. A hilarious sequence of events unfolds as Penguin tries to teach himself to fly, following the expert advice of his airborne friends. When all attempts to take off fail, a brilliant plan is devised by the other birds, who lift him up in the sky... But not for long! Disaster strikes, Penguin free falls into the water below and there he discovers his true element. An inspiring picture book that celebrates friendship and encourages children to recognise their own unique skills.

Paul Stewart is an internationally acclaimed author. With Chris Riddell he created the bestselling Edge Chronicles series, which has sold over three million books in over thirty languages worldwide. Paul lives in Brighton with his wife and their two children. Jane Porter is a winner of the London Book Fair Illustration Prize. A former journalist, she now works full time illustrating children's books, taking illustration commissions for organizations such as London Zoo, The National Trust, English Heritage and Kensington Palace amongst others. Jane uses pen and ink, cut paper and digital collage in her artwork. Her baby book This Rabbit, That Rabbit has been chosen by Book Trust for the Book Start scheme in 2015. Jane lives and works in London.

"Paul Stewart's sweet, funny text and Jane Porter's characterful collage illustrations combine into a really heartwarming story about fulfilling your potential and staying content and unique. Everyone has their talent and 'special thing', and sometimes that's different to everyone else's ....What a lovely message from this great big hug of a book." * Book Trust * "The artwork in this book is wonderful...an inspiring picture book that focuses on friendship, team work and building self-esteem." * School Librarian * "A very colourful book that is essentially about friendship, teamwork and building self-esteem. This delightful story of Penguin who yearns to fly is told with humorous text and lovely multi-coloured images. It is amusing and lively while imparting the information so that it will appeal to adults and children alike." * IBBY Link * "Paul Stewart's delightful tale of discovering your own special talents, even though they may be different from those around you, is brought to life by Jane Porter's beautiful collage illustrations. Penguin's deepest desire has always been to fly but everything goes wrong. It is only when penguin falls into the sea that he discovers a different way to fly. This heart-warming picture book shows children that everyone has something they're good at. It's simply a matter of finding what it is." -- Chris Riddell * Guardian * "Deliciously funny, artfully constructed collage style pictures." * Books for Keeps * "A fantastic book of friendship and working together, with some truly stunning papercraft illustrations." * Read It, Daddy * "I love this story, which is beautifully illustrated by Jane Porter - she depicts all the birds for us so well, and they are utterly delightful; my favourite picture is Owl giving Penguin a big hug. The story shows us how important supportive friends are, and how we all have a special talent, maybe an unexpected one. A lovely book." * Parents in Touch *