Up and Down by Oliver Jeffers - Paperback

I have all four of these books now - my son was given Lost and Found and The Way Back Home for his first birthday and has just started enjoying them (wanting to read them over and over again!) at 17 months. This one arrived today and has the same lovely illustration. However, I'm a little less excited about the story, which is essentially about a penguin wanting to fly. I found the other stories a wonderful take on friendship and working together but I found this one slightly less magical. We'll see what our son makes of it tomorrow though!

I love everything that Oliver Jeffers has ever produced. His work has a unique style, is joyous to behold, is full of life and love, and teaches important lessons that my children readily appreciate. Of all the kids books I've read to my daughters in the past five years, his are easily the most beautiful.

A wonderful book for a young child, we've read it so many times, it's lovely and heart-warming. Only a bit too basic for my nearly 4 yrs old, but every child is different (we have been reading 5-10 books every evening since she was two so perhaps that's the reason why she needs more complex stories!). I will definitely keep this book for my children and grandchildren, it's a classic and is clever, funny and heart-warming just as you would expect from the author! <3

Up and Down is a beautifully painted story about the Boy and the Penguin (who first met in Lost and Found) and the Penguin's attempts to fly. My 2.5 year old loves this book and it is a gentle and touching story about friendship.The narrative does not flow quite as well as any of the earlier books in the series (Lost And Found, The Way Back Home and How To Catch A Star), but is still a wonderful charming book.

There was once a penguin who decided it wished to fly. It did have wings afterall! Not a novelty starting point, but the drawings and the story are told with such sweetness and coziness that you will love it as much as your little one. Best part, for me, besides the visual appeal, is that it is easy for even very young children to follow along and react to specific points or sentences of the story, repeating words or parts of it. Easy to create interaction while reading it out loud.