Description
Woodpeckers are known for making perfectly O-shaped holes to build their nests in. All, except one woodpecker - Picopaco. Unlike all the other birds she chooses to live in a little wooden house with a red roof. The other birds laugh at her strange ways, until one day a big storm arrives ruining all the nests.The woodpeckers must rebuild their homes stronger than ever before, but they have one problem not one of them knows how to build a house - all except Picopaco. Perhaps they might learn a thing or two from Picopaco after all?
A sweet and heart-warming picture book about celebrating differences and working together.
About the Author
Mojca Novak was born in Ljubljana, Slovenia. She spent most of her childhood doodling with her older sister, collecting turtle statues and dreaming of opening a dance school. Later on she studied Educational Sciences and East Asian Cultures at the University of Arts in Ljubljana. During the studies, her passion for drawing only grew bigger, so she shimed her career path into another direction. With a sketchbook and pencil in hand, she started freelancing as an illustrator in 2020. In 2023 her first picture book Pobegla radirka, written by Mojca Fatur, was published.
Reviews
Picopaco is completely adorable. A soft and inviting world that will delight children in its secret details. -- Briony May Smith * author of Margaret's Unicorn *
Picopaco is an outcast among woodpeckers because she builds a house rather than making a hole in a tree. But when a storm hits and nests are ruined, the other woodpeckers realise that Picopaco might not deserve the scorn she once got. -- Charlotte Eyre * The Bookseller Children's Previews: April 2025 *
Picopaco is a bit different from the other woodpeckers, building her own little birdhouse out of wood instead of merely drilling a hole in a tree. She'd love to share some of the toys she carves and objects she collects with a pal, but the sights and sounds of the woodpecker town are too overwhelming, and she tends to flee the chaos before she can make a friend. When a storm sweeps through the forest, breaking branches and even downing entire trees, her carpentry skills are desperately needed, but it's her social skill that are truly tested, as she learns to set her boundaries without pushing potential friends out and to ask for help when she's feeling overwhelmed. The straightforward text has a buoyant simplicity and a measured pace that make it absolute storytime gold, and the book tenderly respects Picopaco's need for space and things to be "just so" while also conceding that accepting help sometimes means accepting other ways of doing things. Candy-colored hues and watercolor-like textures keep the illustrations similarly light and breezy, and scenes are often slightly off-center and tilted, creating a sense of being among a forest treetop and within a cluster of branches. Mocculere's bird world is a true treasure, populated with itty-bitty hummingbirds, svelte swallows, and sturdy, helpful owls, and small visual details surely invite a second look (a birdhouse turned cafe with coffee and croissants, slugs sliming up rocks as building materials, and a firefly serving as a flashlight, to name just a few). Aspiring birders, budding builders, or kids who just need to be reassured they have a right to their feelings will find this to be a gem of a book * Bulletin Center for Children's Books - Recommended Review *
Book Information
ISBN 9781838742027
Author Mocculere
Format Hardback
Page Count 32
Imprint Flying Eye Books
Publisher Flying Eye Books
A sweet and heart-warming picture book about celebrating differences and working together.
About the Author
Mojca Novak was born in Ljubljana, Slovenia. She spent most of her childhood doodling with her older sister, collecting turtle statues and dreaming of opening a dance school. Later on she studied Educational Sciences and East Asian Cultures at the University of Arts in Ljubljana. During the studies, her passion for drawing only grew bigger, so she shimed her career path into another direction. With a sketchbook and pencil in hand, she started freelancing as an illustrator in 2020. In 2023 her first picture book Pobegla radirka, written by Mojca Fatur, was published.
Reviews
Picopaco is completely adorable. A soft and inviting world that will delight children in its secret details. -- Briony May Smith * author of Margaret's Unicorn *
Picopaco is an outcast among woodpeckers because she builds a house rather than making a hole in a tree. But when a storm hits and nests are ruined, the other woodpeckers realise that Picopaco might not deserve the scorn she once got. -- Charlotte Eyre * The Bookseller Children's Previews: April 2025 *
Picopaco is a bit different from the other woodpeckers, building her own little birdhouse out of wood instead of merely drilling a hole in a tree. She'd love to share some of the toys she carves and objects she collects with a pal, but the sights and sounds of the woodpecker town are too overwhelming, and she tends to flee the chaos before she can make a friend. When a storm sweeps through the forest, breaking branches and even downing entire trees, her carpentry skills are desperately needed, but it's her social skill that are truly tested, as she learns to set her boundaries without pushing potential friends out and to ask for help when she's feeling overwhelmed. The straightforward text has a buoyant simplicity and a measured pace that make it absolute storytime gold, and the book tenderly respects Picopaco's need for space and things to be "just so" while also conceding that accepting help sometimes means accepting other ways of doing things. Candy-colored hues and watercolor-like textures keep the illustrations similarly light and breezy, and scenes are often slightly off-center and tilted, creating a sense of being among a forest treetop and within a cluster of branches. Mocculere's bird world is a true treasure, populated with itty-bitty hummingbirds, svelte swallows, and sturdy, helpful owls, and small visual details surely invite a second look (a birdhouse turned cafe with coffee and croissants, slugs sliming up rocks as building materials, and a firefly serving as a flashlight, to name just a few). Aspiring birders, budding builders, or kids who just need to be reassured they have a right to their feelings will find this to be a gem of a book * Bulletin Center for Children's Books - Recommended Review *
Book Information
ISBN 9781838742027
Author Mocculere
Format Hardback
Page Count 32
Imprint Flying Eye Books
Publisher Flying Eye Books
