"Puffin Rock", which launched on RTÉjr on Monday 12th January 2015, follows the funny adventures of a family of puffins who live on an Irish island and features natural history facts, pre-school learning, relationship dynamics and humour. The show stars 11 year old Kate McCafferty from Derry as the voice of Oona. McCafferty also sings the theme song for the series.
Throughout the series, Oona, and Baba explore the island – making friends and hunting for food while trying to stay safe. In the premiere episode "Puffin Practice," Oona tries to teach Baba how to be a grown-up puffling, but Baba doesn't take the game seriously. Oona soon realises that she was forgetting the most important thing - to have fun being a puffling.
"As the leading children's publisher, we're on the lookout for new ways of telling stories," said Francesca Dow, managing director, Penguin Random House Children's.
"Puffin Rock is wonderful storytelling and takes us beyond the book into animation, which we are thrilled to see on Nick Jr. for the first time in the UK, entertaining the children we've had in our heads since the first day of our strong partnership with Dog Ears and Cartoon Saloon."
Tim Patterson, VP, director of programming, Nickelodeon UK & Ireland added: "Cartoon Saloon, Penguin and Dog Ears have created a beautiful animation with storylines that I am sure will delight and engage Nick Jr. audiences.
"Puffin Rock is a welcome arrival to the Nick Jr. schedule and I cannot wait to see how families react to the series."
Chris O'Dowd ("Moone Boy", "The IT Crowd", "Bridesmaids"), the narrator for the new show, said: “I'm thrilled that Puffin Rock will be launching on Nick Jr. in the UK. I love creatures of the sky and sea and thought it was time to tell pre-schoolers about them, and "Puffin Rock" does just that.
"I found the whole experience of working on Puffin Rock to be very relaxing - there is something truly beautiful about puffins down by the water. When I'd go into the studio to voice my narration it chilled me out immediately and sorted out my whole day. I love anything to do with Puffins, I always have."
"Puffin Rock" is produced with the support of Northern Ireland Screen, Irish Film Board and Media European Fund.
To celebrate the UK premiere of "Puffin Rock", NickJr.co.uk has launched the channels official "Puffin Rock" show website, where parents and children can discover more about "Puffin Rock", as well as watch clips and complete fun creative activities.
Viewers can catch "Puffin Rock" weekdays at 6:30pm on Nick Jr. UK & Ireland from Monday 18th May 2015!
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