Description
In this fantastical story, a flock of feathery friends show up for a feast!
Lunch turns into bird food when a little girl starts feeding birds at the bus stop. First, a pigeon she names Serious comes pecking, and then Fancy and Sleepy gather to gobble up the offerings. But what happens when more and more birds want to join in on the feast? And what are all these fantastical birds doing in the city, anyway?
This delightfully outlandish story by Sara Cassidy, beautifully illustrated by Geraldo Valerio, creator of My Book of Birds and Busy, Busy Birds, explores a child's wonder, a parent's preoccupation and an ordinary afternoon that escalates into a surreal adventure.
Key Text Features
illustrations
Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.6
With prompting and support, name the author and illustrator of a story and define the role of each in telling the story.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.7
Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events.
About the Author
SARA CASSIDY is a journalist, editor and the author of twenty children's books. Her books have won the Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize and been Junior Library Guild selections. They have been nominated for the Governor General's Literary Award in Young People's Literature, Chocolate Lily Award, Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award, Diamond Willow Award, Silver Birch Express Award and the Sunburst Award. Sara lives in Victoria, British Columbia. GERALDO VALERIO was born in Brazil, where he received a Bachelor of Arts in Drawing, followed by a Master of Arts at New York University. His books, which frequently receive starred reviews, include Two Green Birds, My Book of Butterflies, At the Pond (Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Award honor book), Blue Rider, Turn On the Night and Night Runners. His work has been published in Canada, the US, Brazil, Portugal, France, the UK and China. Geraldo lives in Toronto, Ontario.
Reviews
A whimsical vignette that captures the curious nature of childhood.
* Booklist *Joyful, wild, and outlandish in the best way.
* Open Book *[A] pithy imaginative tale.
* CM: Canadian Review of Materials *The illustrations by Geraldo Valerio are ... vibrant and cheery. ... They are also detailed and help to captivate the attention of little listeners.
* Miramichi Reader *Book Information
ISBN 9781773064406
Author Sara Cassidy
Format Hardback
Page Count 32
Imprint Groundwood Books Ltd ,Canada
Publisher Groundwood Books Ltd ,Canada
Weight(grams) 426g
