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McPhail, David

The Lost Little Bird

32 pp. | Holt/Godwin | March, 2021 | Trade ISBN 978-1-250-22291-6 $18.99
(2) PS A bump on the head renders the story's main character, a little bluebird, lost and confused about who he is. He sets off to sort things out by trying to find his place among a wide assortment of other birds. He discovers he does not sing like a nightingale, enjoy worms like a robin, or swim like a duck. His legs are too short to be an egret's, and he is too small to be an eagle. Through speech bubbles, the other birds gently point out these differences, and the pictures make them quite obvious. Expressive interactions among the birds drawn in pen and ink are highlighted by the warm washes of watercolor backgrounds. Just when this resilient little protagonist begins to lose hope--a tear falling into the birdbath where he perches alone--he is joined by another bird. "'Hello,' she said, 'Who are you?'" Though he still does not know, the pictures allow readers to see the connection. The female bluebird sees it, too, and she takes her new friend with her to set up house in a nearby bluebird box, where, alone in the world no more, they start a family. This sweet story of self-discovery can serve as a first look at bird identification as well.
Reviewer: Julie Roach | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2021

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