An east coast yarn about a parrot who wants the rugged life of a puffin.or does he? Pete was an unusual parrot. He wanted to be a puffin. So he decided to leave town, and head for the coast. When Pete the parrot looks back on his seafaring family history--including his grandmother, Polly Pirate, and his grandfather, Paul Privateer--he decides to leave his cozy city home in search of the rugged puffin life on the coast. The puffins are friendly and welcome Pete with fish--which he doesn't like to eat--and a swim in the ocean--which he doesn't like to do--and they seem to do little more than sit on the rocks all day and night--which doesn't interest him. Worst of all, they don't seem to have much to say. Can Pete really live like a puffin, or is he just too different? A charming story from the critically acclaimed author-illustrator behind The Puffin Problem and Mallard, Mallard, Moose , featuring folk art-inspired illustrations, The Land Puffin is a good-humoured yarn with a subtle message about the importance of celebrating our differences.