The Official Puffin Productions Blog

Peter was delighted to return to the Central Alberta Teachers Convention.  Keen teachers participated in workshops exploring themes like tapping music to teach science and social studies, 21st Century Education literacies, and how to bring an artist-in-residence into your school community.

Special thanks to...

As usual, the wonderful families of Red Deer offered a BIG warm welcome for Peter's latest concerts in Red Deer!  Everyone clapped and sang along... and helped write some new songs.  Audience volunteers lead songs from the stage, and loved dressing up as animals and trees, and then swept out into the audience to shake hands!  

It felt like...

A capacity crowd sang and danced for Family Literacy Day at Beaumont Library Jan.26, 2012!

Thanks to the stellar staff... and to all the smiling families who came out!  Everyone proved that libraries are a cool place to raise the roof, singing some JUNO winning songs and meeting your neighbours over discovering some great books.  

Suggestions to celebrate Family Literacy Day:

• Hide a cool book under someone's pillow.
• Each of us has our own stories, so ask a friend to share one.
• Write down a tale from your past and send it to someone who was there!
• Type a story where you are the hero!
• Be PROUD to read out loud!

News has reached us that songs from Peter's JUNO winning album are being broadcast to the exponentially larger populations of kid hearts in the USA!  Proud Like a Mountain album songs are already in regular rotation on Galaxie Radio / TV, CBC, CKUA (Alberta & world-wide on-line), and...

We would say “SOLD”-OUT – but thanks to the good folks who work there, the show is FREE!  (& you are welcome to bring a non-perishable item for the FOOD BANK!)  Big thanks to all who signed up!  Peter will have CD’s & t-shirts for sale (cheq or cash only please).  Peter is stoked for the show, so hope to see you there!  Original announcement:   This...

This Juno Winner celebrates reading and libraries with a packed concert at Beaumont Library, Alberta!  A rare chance to make beautiful noise in a library! (YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkNOjMqnvUI) 

We have a new 10 min DVD that we can send - to give you a sampling of the highly interactive concerts we deliver. The Juno Award has brought greatly appreciated attention and booking volume.

We are confirming shows from present out into 2012 - 2013... and would do our best to help you with a last minute need too. Best wishes for smooth booking of your upcoming concert seasons!

Peter Lenton (aka Peter Puffin's Whale Tales) may have won a Juno and just returned from a sensational tour of Summer Festivals, amphitheatres and BIG stages... But we also have two NEW shows designed specifically for schools! See our concerts section for descriptions. We welcome a conversation on how to surpass your expectations and vision for a curriculum-tied, 21st Century Learning, fine arts / environmental science / peace/community building concert experience! Hope you had a rejuvenating summer... and that we can partner in innovative education!

 Awards Ceremony March 12, 2011 in Toronto.  The Indies acknowledge, promote and honour the achievements of Canadian and international artists in the independent music sector.