By Tilly Matthews Illustrated By Tilly Matthews
In this belly-laughing picture book, follow a very proud peacock named Paul as he tumbles down to earth from his treetop penthouse and learns to appreciate his helpful and caring friends.
Paul has everything. He has the biggest nest, the most loyal friend, and of course, the most beautiful feathers in the forest. But as you can guess, he’s not the humblest of birds…
In fact… Paul is a selfish, rude and arrogant peacock who isn’t very nice to his friend Norris the Loris and the other animals in the forest. He’s pampered by everyone around him and never has to shake a feather.
Then, one evening, ‘after another long, tiring day of being perfect’, there is a huge storm. Paul loses everything – including his precious feathers. He has to go on an adventure through the forest to try and retrieve his most prized possession. But as he sets off to find his feathers, he ultimately discovers something even more important…
This hilarious story with comic deadpan moments and vivid, expressive illustrations conveys an important message about kindness, friendship and humility.
This is a fantastically funny fable that gently shows young readers how to be less materialistic, and more modest and mindful of other people’s feelings.
By Mwalk
"Paul is a beautiful and showy peacock who thinks he’s better than the other creatures. Living a life of vanity from his high horse, he forgets how to treat his friends until tragedy strikes, and Paul finds himself in need.
This is a lovely story about valuing the right things in life such as your friends and not the glitz and glam. You see Paul work through this realization and make right on his wrong doings.
This book is beautifully illustrated capturing the vibrant jewel tones of the peacock feature with a whimsy feel.
We always love it when there’s a message in a children’s book. I likened it to the message in the popular little blue truck. We enjoyed this one as a family!"
By Kris S
"Paul the peacock is just to cocky for his own good. He loses his friends because he is selfish, ungrateful and rude. He learns his lesson and apologizes. The apology got him out of the hole he dug himself into literally. A great book for showing how it looks when you are selfish and mean and also how much difference an apology can make. The illustrations are nice and bright and colorful, just lovely addition to the story."
