A windy day.
A brand new kite.
For Penguin Blue
A maiden flight...

Meet Penguin Blue, the star of Rob’s Waterstones Children’s Book Prize winning debut. It’s a windy day, and he has a brand new kite. But where’s he going on this maiden flight? Blue and his friends Flo, Jeff, Wilbur Seal and Clive the polar bear, embark on an exciting adventure full of good ideas, homesickness and the perils of kites. Be sure to keep an eye out for a mischievous monkey. In December 2107 Blown Away was featured as a CBeebies Bedtime Story and was read by Mark Bonnar.

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Praise for Blown Away
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“As close to perfection
as you can get”

The Times

“PICTURE BOOK OF THE YEAR”

The Observer

”A GEM OF A BOOK… BEAUTIFULLY
ILLUSTRATED AND WITTILY WRITTEN”

The Evening Standard

“A master-class of picture book
writing and illustrating”
AWARDED THE KIRKUS STAR ✪

Kirkus Review

“A classic in the making”

Melissa Cox, head of books, Waterstones

“A richly imagined
adventure, beautifully
told and wonderfully
illustrated”

Julia Eccleshare

“Children will demand
repeat reads”

Publishers Weekly

“An incredible debut”

Children’s Books Ireland

“TOLD IN CAPTIVATING RHYME,
WITH PLENTY OF JOKES
SPRINKLED THROUGH
THE TEXT AND ILLUSTRATIONS"

Time Out

“Beautifully illustrated”

Stylist

“This book is capital B Brilliant”
★★★★★

The Bookbag

“Beautifully detailed and
hilariously funny”

Read It Daddy

“Devastatingly stylish”

The Book Sniffer

“Perfectly crafted and
a joy to read”

Books 4 Your Kids

”a wonderful story of friendship and adventure”

Acorn Books

PAINTING A PICTURE

A sneak peek behind the curtain. How an illustration from the book is constructed, layer by layer.

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THEATRICAL APAPTATION

Meet Penguin Blue and friends as they go on an acrobatic Antarctic adventure full of good ideas, homesickness and the perils of kites.

With a trio of acrobatic penguins, alongside magical puppetry and live music Metta Theatre’s Blown Away is a joyous stage adaptation of the award-winning children’s book. Fun for all the family.

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