Puffin Rock and the New Friends

Ireland’s Cartoon Saloon—creators of “The Book of Kells,” “Wolfwalkers,” and “The Breadwinner”—have finally brought their Annie Award-winning animated series to the big screen as your favorite friends Oona, Mossy, May, and Baba set out to protect Puffin Rock from an impending storm.Based on the beloved animated series and narrated by the charming Chris O’Dowd, PUFFIN ROCK AND THE NEW FRIENDS swoops in with heartfelt, family-friendly adventure. Puffin Rock, an idyllic island where animal friends all live in harmony, is opening its burrows to displaced colonies of puffins who are looking for a new place to call home. Young puffin, Oona, is delighted to welcome her new neighbors to Puffin Rock. But one of them, Isabelle, misses home terribly and has little interest in making new friends. When Isabelle is trusted to look after a precious puffin egg, despite her best efforts, the egg goes missing. As a dangerous storm approaches, Isabelle must decide if she will keep her mistake a secret or build trust with her fellow islanders to keep everyone safe. Mildly educational and positively heartwarming, the film offers lessons in working together and including others as strangers become friends. —A.B.