THE PUFFIN KEEPER

THE PUFFIN KEEPER by Michael Morpurgo

The Puffin Keeper by Michael Morpurgo, author of War Horse

When a young boy, Allen, and his mother are rescued from a sinking ship by a lighthouse keeper, a lifetime friendship is forged. After the passing of his father, Allen and his mother were on their way to England to live with his father's cold, loveless parents, because they have nowhere else to go. After enduring boarding school and other hardships Allen returns to the lighthouse in time to help "save" the lighthouse keeper. Before long he receives notice that he is called to serve in WWII. More hardship occurs. When he returns from war he finds a very peaceful place to call home.

This story is a beautiful tale of overcoming hardship, friendship, and finding belonging. Inside the cover it is listed as a work of fiction. However, it is dedicated in the Afterward to the Puffin Man who is Allen Williams Lane founder of Puffin Books.

The illustrations by Benji Davies are so well done and perfectly portray the emotion of the story.