The Horn Book Guide

PRESCHOOL

Tankard, Jeremy

Boo Hoo Bird

32 pp. | Scholastic | April, 2009 | Trade ISBN 978-0-545-06570-2 $14.99

(2) PS While playing catch, Bird (Grumpy Bird) is beaned. Nothing his friends do--kissing his boo-boo, plying him with cookies--distracts Bird from his injury until the spotlight of their attention turns. Tankard tells a simple, linear story in the most kid-friendly of terms. His distinctive illustrations, including round-edged, thick-outlined characters against uncluttered, bold-hued backgrounds, convey the dramatic emotional swings experienced by preschoolers.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2009