Little Lóa

Little Lóa · Printable story & coloring book

A little puffin. A big adventure.Lóa Flies – The First Adventure

A heartwarming story and coloring adventure from Iceland.Read together, color the pages, and discover a little story about courage, kindness, and finding your way.

  • 18 printable pages
  • Ages 4–8
  • A4 + US Letter
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Cover of Lóa Flies – The First Adventure: Lóa the puffin chick on a grassy hill above the Westman Islands harbour at sunset. Created in Iceland

The story

The town lights look just like the sea

Meet Lóa, a little puffin chick born in a grassy burrow high up on Heimaklettur in the Westman Islands, Iceland. One evening her parents stop bringing fish, and Lóa knows it is her turn to fly. But the twinkling lights of the town look just like the sea…

Follow Lóa on her first adventure as Erna and Kristín find her on a dark street, keep her safe for the night and help her find her way to the open sea.

Based on a real Icelandic tradition Every autumn, children in the Westman Islands search the streets at night for lost pufflings and carry them safely back to the sea.
Two story pages from the book: Erna finds Lóa under a streetlamp, and Erna releases Lóa over the sea. Each page has a large picture to color and short read-aloud text.

How Little Lóa began

From our little couch in Iceland to your home

Little Lóa began with a little idea shared between a mother and daughter in Iceland.

Inspired by the pufflings of the Westman Islands, where I grew up, we created a story about courage, kindness, and finding your way in the world.

What started as a special moment together has become our very first children's book, and we can't wait to share Lóa's adventures with families around the world.

With love from Iceland,
Ásta & ErnaMother and daughter, the creators of Little Lóa

Inside the book

A real picture book you color yourself

Clean black outlines and open spaces, made for little hands. Twelve story pages take Lóa from her burrow to the open sea.

Six of the twelve story coloring pages, including the burrow, the first flight, the release and the ferry Herjólfur.
12 story pages to color. Each one has a large picture and a short story text to read aloud.
Bonus pages: Let's Talk About Lóa, Color the cover, and Where will Lóa fly next.
Bonus activity pages. Talk about feelings, color the cover and draw Lóa's next adventure.
All 18 pages of the book shown as small thumbnails.
All 18 pages in one download, ready to print at home or at school.

What you get

18 printable pages, two paper sizes

One purchase gives you two PDF files: US Letter (8.5 × 11 in) and A4.

  • P. 1Full-color cover
  • P. 2"This book belongs to" page
  • P. 3–1412 story pages, each with a large picture to color and short read-aloud text
  • P. 15"Let's Talk About Lóa!" Three questions about courage and feelings
  • P. 16"Color the cover!" A black-and-white version of the cover
  • P. 17"Where will Lóa fly next?" Draw her next adventure in Iceland
  • P. 18"To be continued…" credits page

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Tip: print the cover in color and the story pages in black and white. Thicker paper works well for crayons and markers.

For families and one classroom

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Line drawing of Lóa the puffin with open wings.

Free sample

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Download two pages from the book for free: the first story page and the "Color the cover!" page. Choose your paper size.

Free sample · US Letter Free sample · A4

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The series

Follow Lóa around Iceland

Little Lóa is a new series from Iceland. Lóa is a puffling from the Westman Islands, and in each book she explores another part of Iceland. Lóa Flies is the first adventure.

  • Book 1: Lóa Flies – The First Adventure. Westman Islands. Out now.
  • Book 2. Lóa's journey continues. Coming later.
  • More of Iceland. Where will Lóa fly next?

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