Title: Call the Puffins! Muffin and the Shipwreck

Written by: Cath Howe

Illustrated by: Ella Okstad

Published by: Welbeck Publishing

Another brilliant adventure by Cath Howe in the Call the Puffin series. This time our brave puffins Muffin and Tiny have to save a new recruit, Forti, when he wanders off and gets stuck in the rigging of a shipwreck.

The thing I particularly like about the Call the Puffin books is that each of the characters is easily identified by their little quirks, such as Tiny’s glasses and awkwardness, Muffins feet and quick-thinking, level headedness and even a new character to the team has the visual characteristic of a tuft of feathers that stick up on his head and a behavioural characteristic of being a thrill seeker who is easily distracted.

Again the third book in the series is an exciting read for young children and the reading level is gauged well as usual. It is pitched with just the right amount of danger to keep the children turning the pages but not to scare them.

It includes themes of friendship, comradery, teamwork and cooperation. Call the Puffins! Muffin and the Shipwreck has an underlying message of if they are told they can’t do something it is not to ruin their fun but because there is real danger. I also liked how it reinforced that they have to not only think of the safety of themselves but also the safety of their friends and colleagues.

Great example of how things are easier to achieve if they work together.

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To read my review of the first book in the series see: Book Review: Call the Puffins

You can also read my review of the second book in the Call the Puffin series here: Book Review: Call the Puffins! Tiny’s Brave Rescue

You can buy copies of all the Call the Puffins! books by Cath Howe and Ella Okstad from your local bookshop, or online at uk.bookshop.org.