Friendship, the care that it implies and feeling accompanied by others are fundamental for maintaining our emotional well-being. In Lost and Found, the importance of each other’s company is evident- as much as to not feel lonely as to rid oneself of solitude. In this story we find not only moments of “lost” and “found,” but also that in reality there are many important moments: the initial meeting of the two, the beginning of their friendship, the search for the penguin’s origins and all of the moments they spend together, the final goodbye and the reunion that will forge their friendship. It is in the final goodbye when he feels the most sad. In the time that they spend together on the boat, the penguin pays attention to the stories told by the boy, enjoying his company, his friendship and his care. The boy assumes that the penguin has gotten lost but in reality he feels lonely which is why he looks for the company of the boy and follows him everywhere. In this precious story with beautiful and detailed illustrations, the author speaks to us fundamentally about friendship, the necessity of feeling accompanied by others and about loneliness.
Therefor he decides to go back and look for him to offer his friendship. They say goodbye and when the boy rows home, he realizes that the penguin was not lost at all, but that he had felt alone and that is what made him feel sad. When they arrive to the South Pole, the boy is happy but the penguin seems sadder all the time. On this trip, the boy tells stories to the penguin who proves to be an avid listener. he goes to the Lost and Found office, asks the birds, even his duck… however he does not find answers.įinally the boy finds out that penguins are from the South Pole! He prepares a rowboat with all the things he and the penguin need and rows for days and nights in a long journey to bring the penguin home. Our boy decides to help him and starts an arduous search for the penguins origins The penguin seems sad and the boy interprets this as him being lost. In this marvelous tale, Oliver Jeffers tells us the story of a boy who finds a penguin at the front door of his house.
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