A Wish For Wings

He tries to fly several times but it never quite works. He wishes to San Genre: He wishes to Santa to bring him wings that work. He ends up saving Santa and his sleigh when it gets stuck in the water. Penguins are good underwater but none of the other birds can help. He saves the day with his abilities. In the beginning he wants to fly so bad but can't. After he saves Santa, all the birds that can fly make his wish come true. It also uses irony. He wishes to be any bird other than a penguin because he can't fly. In the end though all the other birds are jealous of him because he saves Santa.

The illustrations are beautiful. He takes this book much further than his comic strips though to create intricate skylines and detailed pictures. The text and pictures are also very humorous.

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• A Wish for Wings That Work (TV Short ) - IMDb.
• A Wish for Wings That Work: An Opus Christmas Story by Berkeley Breathed;
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Oct 23, Craig rated it it was amazing Shelves: Not only is the book humorous and superbly drawn and colored but it also has in it the very heart-warming, kid-friendly message that you should like yourself for who you are. Opus the penguin is down at Christmas so he makes a wish to Santa for a pair of "wings that work" so he can soar through the sky with the other birds. He joins his pal Bill the cat in several fruitless attempts to get around his physical shortcomings but with no success.

In the end he discovers that his wings are much more useful than they seemed and that he's not any less special than the flying birds after all. My family takes this off the shelf every Christmas and reads it at least three times. The book makes a great companion to the equally great DVD that's based on the book. I was always a big fan of Bloom County and I remember looking forward to the Sunday comics in the newspaper so I could read about the exploits of Opus and Milo and Bill the Cat.

So when I saw this book at our local library, I just had to read it. The story is simple and entertaining: Opus wants to fly. The illustrations are just as good as I remembered and the story is wistful, but funny. I don't think our girls have as much of an appreciation for these characters as I do, but they liked the tal I was always a big fan of Bloom County and I remember looking forward to the Sunday comics in the newspaper so I could read about the exploits of Opus and Milo and Bill the Cat. I don't think our girls have as much of an appreciation for these characters as I do, but they liked the tale.

Overall, it's a fun book to read aloud and we really enjoyed reading it together. I think it has a great message about accepting yourself for who you are. Aug 31, Spudsie rated it really liked it Shelves: And yet it's the one thing he can't do despite his wings. He tries and tries. But when the snow ducks lead him to Santa's sinking sleigh In the words of Santa, "I see no penguins here Tongiht it was courage that flew yours beyond others.

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He struggles so hard to do what he thinks he "should" Poor Opus He struggles so hard to do what he thinks he "should" be doing, only to discover his best talents come naturally and require only the courage to do his best. Opus the Penguin saves Christmas by helping rescue Santa and his sleigh in this exceptionally well-written and illustrated story in which.

We all know that penguins cannot fly, but Opus dreams of soaring through the sky, as do the snow ducks and other birds. He composes a letter to Santa with only one request, "Wings that go. The snow ducks awaken him from a deep sleep in the wee hours of Christmas morning urgi Opus the Penguin saves Christmas by helping rescue Santa and his sleigh in this exceptionally well-written and illustrated story in which. The snow ducks awaken him from a deep sleep in the wee hours of Christmas morning urging him to the pond to rescue Santa and his sleigh that had fallen from the sky. All birds know that penguins had wings that worked wonders in the water.

Opus dives in " Santa thanks him with, "I see no penguins here whose wings only sputter. Tonight it was courage that flew yours beyond others. He did fly on Christmas Day. As Breathed begins his book with, "All men dream, but not equally--T.

A Wish for Wings That Work: An Opus Christmas Story

Lawrence of Arabia ," we each have our dreams and dreams do sometimes Even if you are unfamiliar with Opus from the comic Bloom County, you can understand Opus, a bird penguin who cannot fly. He has wanted wings for so long that he decides that he will ask Santa for "wings that work". But it is not what we think we should be, but who we really are that counts. Opus finds that he is just the "bird" with all the correct abilities and courage to save Santa and Christmas.

Dec 19, Meghan rated it it was amazing Shelves: I've had this book in my collection since I was in second grade and remains one of my favorite books. The story is very inspiring how Opus became the hero of the day. The plot is similar to Rudolph but with a modern penguin twist. Opus has been one of my favorite characters and will be passed on to friends and colleagues.

Aug 14, Bryan rated it it was amazing. This is one of those books that had so much meaning for me as a kid that it'll mean something to me my whole life. I remembered it for the longest time and finally thought to grab a used copy from Amazon to put on my bedroom bookshelf of my most treasured stories. Aug 01, Kelly rated it it was amazing Shelves: Love Opus and this story. Dec 16, Peter Swift rated it it was amazing. Text and illustrations get five big stars from me and my husband.

Jul 12, Queerwheels rated it it was amazing Shelves: This book was my childhood. Maybe it's where I got some of my resilience. In any case, I love the story. Feb 15, Caitlyn LeBeau rated it really liked it. The main character, Opus, is a penguin whose dream is to be able to fly. I would imagine it helps. In a interview, Breathed said that the reason he disliked the special was simply "unspectacular ratings" and that his humor "wasn't meant for television, even if it was done right. And the director was way over his head. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Berkeley Breathed , Animation Magazine , 16 March Retrieved 20 July Find a moldy DVD and check out the opening credit sequence: Watch the snowy hills during the pan. Imagine how funny it was when we finally spotted it during final mixing, six days before network broadcast.

Keep in mind, this was a Steven Spielberg production of a family Christmas show. This was the pre-digital age. We courageously let it go without telling anyone. If I had one complaint about this special, it's that it wasn't long enough.

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I'm sure since it was made-for-TV, they had to cut it down significantly for air time. It showed too, since the ending was a bit flatter than it should have been, perhaps as if the makers of this special were in a hurry to get it out before the next Christmas. Other than that, the movie was fine. Breathed's contempt for the finished product is very similar to Stephen King's dissatisfaction with Stanley Kubrick's take on "The Shining".

Breathed mentioned that he did want to bring Opus to the big screen and present him the way he should be. Thanks to the recent DVD release, this film just may get the cult attention it deserves. Breathed, if you're reading this, don't be ashamed of this movie. It's very good, and I highly recommend it for the holiday season, or anytime for that matter.

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