A precocious girl's reverie begins when the birds' morning songs
drift through her window. Initially, she reflects on their vastly
varied physical attributes; her thoughts then turn to the birds'
relationship with their physical environment, both collectively and
individually. Powerful images reflect their beauty. "Sometimes in
winter, a bird in a tree looks like one red leaf left over." While
the girl wishes to fly like birds she enjoys, she is encouraged by
the commonality that unites them: "I can sing!" Dronzek's wavy
black lines accentuate the birds' natural radiance; acrylic smudges
exude a hazy glow. Dark bursts of color explode against the sky in
a striking double-page spread as a flock takes flight en masse; the
word "surprise" above outstretched branches reflects the thought
with bold uneven letters. Spare language enhances the story's quiet
essence; the girl's musings change abruptly, with a child's
mercurial speed, resulting in a grounded offering that begins to
fly but doesn't fully soar. (Picture book. 3-6) (Kirkus Reviews)
In what the New York Times Book Review calls "a perfect book," a
little girl watches birds from her window and dreams she can fly. A
board book edition of the critically acclaimed picture book from
the award-winning husband-and-wife team of Kevin Henkes and Laura
Dronzek. An ALA Notable Book. Birds "will resonate with the
youngest children," said School Library Journal. With a fine eye
for detail, a girl observes and describes birds-their sizes, their
colors, their shapes, the way they move and appear and disappear,
and how they are most like her. She imagines what it would be like
if clouds looked like birds, or if she could ask the birds
questions. Though she can't fly, the girl can do one thing birds
do-she can sing. Vibrant and lively paintings accompany a text
pitched precisely to preschoolers in this husband-and-wife
collaboration. This board book edition offers a fresh perspective
and a new point of view to very young children. Booklist said,
"Together, the words and pictures create a book that will enchant
preschool audiences again and again."
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