Category Archives: Birds

Scoot: A Tiny New York Bird With a Great Big Idea by Fran Manushkin,  illustrated by Bruce Degen

Posted on January 22, 2023 by susanh579

Scoot: A Tiny New York Bird With a Great Big Idea by Fran Manushkin,  illustrated by Bruce Degen. Holiday House, 2022. 9780823442546 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3 Format: Hardcover picture book What did you … Continue reading →

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Owls: New and Updated by Gail Gibbons

Posted on January 6, 2023 by susanh579

Owls: New and Updated by Gail Gibbons. Holiday House, c2006, 2022. 9780823452026 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover picture book What did you like about the book? This updated picture book by beloved … Continue reading →

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Akpa’s Journey by Mia Pelletier, illustrated by Kagan McLeod

Posted on December 19, 2022 by susanh579

Akpa’s Journey by Mia Pelletier, illustrated by Kagan McLeod. Inhabit Media, 2022. 9781772274295 Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover picture book What did you like about the book? The story begins as a … Continue reading →

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The Longest Journey: An Arctic Tern’s Migration by Amy Hevron

Posted on November 20, 2022 by susanh579

The Longest Journey: An Arctic Tern’s Migration by Amy Hevron. Neal Porter, Holiday House, 2022. 9780823447008 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover picture book What did you like about the book?  The amazing … Continue reading →

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Time to Go! by Marta Cunill

Posted on November 18, 2022 by Stephanie Tournas

Time to Go! by Marta Cunill. Translated by Susan Ouriou. Owlkids Books, 2022. 9781771475365 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3 Format: Hardcover picture book graphic novel Genre:  Animal fiction What did you like about the book? … Continue reading →

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The Woman Who Turned Children Into Birds by David Almond,  illustrated by Laura Carlin

Posted on November 16, 2022 by susanh579

The Woman Who Turned Children Into Birds by David Almond,  illustrated by Laura Carlin. Candlewick Studio, 2022. 9781536219968 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover picture book What did you like about the book? … Continue reading →

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The Winter Bird by Kate Banks, illustrated by Suzie Mason

Posted on November 5, 2022 by susanh579

The Winter Bird by Kate Banks, illustrated by Suzie Mason. Candlewick Press, 2022. 9781536215687  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover picture book What did you like about the book? A nightingale with a … Continue reading →

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Puffin by Martin Jenkins, illustrated by Jenni Desmond

Posted on October 23, 2022 by susanh579

Puffin by Martin Jenkins, illustrated by Jenni Desmond. Candlewick Press, 2022. 9781536228502  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover nonfiction What did you like about the book? Martin Jenkins is a conservation biologist based in England … Continue reading →

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the Flamingo by Guojing

Posted on September 28, 2022 by kyurenka

            the Flamingo by Guojing, Random House Studio, 2022. 9780593127315  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover graphic novel What did you like about the book? This nearly wordless graphic novel tells the story … Continue reading →

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Time to Fly by George Ella Lyon, illustrated by Stephanie Fizer Coleman

Posted on August 31, 2022 by susanh579

Time to Fly by George Ella Lyon, illustrated by Stephanie Fizer Coleman. Atheneum Books for Young Readers, Simon & Schuster, 2022. 9781534474109 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover picture book What did you … Continue reading →

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