Pookie and Tushka find a little piano

by Jorge, Jorge (Illustrator)

Overview

Meet Pookie and Tushka, winner of the "BEST NEW CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE YEAR" award!

A frozen little piano arrives to the shores of the Icelands, bringing Pookie the penguin and Tushka the polar bear fun, excitement, and a heartwarming lesson about the essence of friendship.

Includes educational facts about Penguins, Polar Bears, and the Polar Regions.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940013233782
Publisher:	Pers
Publication date:	10/21/2011
Series:	Pookie and Tushka , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	2 MB
Age Range:	3 - 5 Years

About the Author

Jorge
(or Jorge Antonio Tello Aliaga for short)
is a writer and illustrator born and raised in Lima, Perú.

His years of experience include designing award winning educational children’s software and being a design manager at the world’s largest graphic software company. He enjoys writing, drawing, composing, programming, cooking (Peruvian food), and speaking English (with a cool accent!).

Even as a youngster, Jorge dreamed of publishing children’s books. His other dreams include designing toys, creating a sci-fi/fantasy magazine, making cartoons, producing movies, building a theme park, becoming president of Perú, and achieving world peace (if time permits).

His name is Spanish for George and it is pronounced “HOR-heh”.

About Pookie and Tushka
Pookie was born at the end of 1995 when a friend of the author needed a character for a college assignment.
Tushka was born in 1997 when the author first conceived the idea to write a children’s book.
This book is all about being a kid, feeling alone in the world, longing for a good friend, and ultimately finding one.

Editorial Reviews

Rating: EXCELLENT! ... This is a delightful book with beautiful illustrations. Kids will love to have it read to them over and over again. And as a parent, this is one book that won't bore you to tears.

Jorge is on the cutting edge of children’s entertainment and his work is bound to win several awards in the coming years.

Zanne Marie Gray

Rating: 5 STARS
Pookie And Tushka Find A Little Piano is a unique storybook with charming, soft color illustrations, and is about the adventures of two best friends, a penguin and a polar bear. When a piano washes upon the shore of their lonely and icy home, they learn a lesson about friendship and harmony.

Midwest Book Review

Rating: 5 STARS - This attractive book offers many advantages to children. First, the story appeals to both nonreaders, and readers alike. The vocabulary is suited to ages three to seven, and can be used both at home or in a library. Second, at the back of the book, the author includes facts about the Icelands, both the Arctic Region and the Antarctic Region, plus additional pages containing scientific knowledge about penguins and polar bears ...

ForeWord Reviews

Pookie and Tushka is about a little penguin who can only sing sad songs. He tries very hard to sing happy songs, but he just can’t. In the end he finally finds the one thing that enables him to sing a happier tune.
This heartwarming story is enhanced by Jorge’s bright watercolor and pencil drawings.

“Cool Facts about the Icelands,” “Cool Penguins and Polar Bears" ... add an educational bonus. What more can you ask for?

Terri Hoover Dunham

This book is a definite winner. The characters in this story would speak to any child. The Tushka bear character reacts to situations as any child would react to something new and thus frightening.

Each new thing has a probable monster attached to it and it is only through the strength of the bear’s trust in his friend, Pookie Penguin, that he gets through each new experience. The Illustrations in this book are outstanding ...

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