It's said that the flutter of insect wings in the Indian Ocean can send a hurricane crashing against the shores of the American Northeast. It's this premise that lies at the core of 'The System', a wordless graphic novel created and fully painted by award-winning illustrator Peter Kuper.

Here are thirty striking stories that creatively teach the Chritian way of life by telling about the various birds who live in the imaginary town of Wington. Applying human faults and foibles as well as Christian wisdom and virtues to the bird characters, author John Calvin Reid skillfully, and with delightful humor, makes problems of right and wrong become clear and uncomplicated. The stories are tellingly applicable and readily understood by young children. Adults too will enjoy Reid's clever stories about Bing Canary, Mr. Mockingbird, Gertie Goose, Hoo-Hoo Owl, the Oriole family, Pastor Penguin, Senator Starling, and many others.