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Meisel, Paul

My Happy Year by E. Bluebird

40 pp. | Holiday | March, 2019 | Trade ISBN 978-0-8234-3837-2 $17.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-0-8234-4212-6

(2) K-3 Nature Diary series. "June 4. I still can’t see. Eating lots of bugs..." An Eastern Bluebird narrates a chipper account of her first year. As in Meisel's My Awesome Summer by P. Mantis, a brief journal-style text is accompanied by equally uncluttered and appealing digitally enhanced paintings in sumptuous colors. Both text and art provide a close-up look at the bird's growth, behaviors (including seasonal migration), diet, threats, and habitat. Websites. Glos.

Reviewer: Kitty Flynn | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2019