Once, a Bird
In a still-snowy landscape, a robin lands on a seemingly bare branch and finds a pale pink, barely-there bud. There are other signs spring is emerging as the bird takes to the sky: It flies over greening farm fields and rivers with remnants of ice in flowing water. The robin eventually lands again, this time in a decidedly urban environment. It goes from a public fountain to a tree outside an apartment building. Inside the building, over the course of the days and weeks that follow, various residents watch through their windows as the bird builds a nest, lays and cares for its bright blue eggs, and tends to its hatchlings. The charm of this wordless book is in the gouache, watercolor, and digital art through which the story and changing seasons unfold, and in the way it deftly captures the simple joy that a bird—and nature—offers young and old alike. ©2023 Cooperative Children’s Book Center
Illustrated by Nathalie Dion
CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 2-5
Age Range:
Babies/Toddlers (birth – 3)
PreK-Early Elementary (Ages 4-7)
Format:
Picture book
Subjects:
Birds (Fiction)
Nature/Environment
Seasons
Wordless Books
Publisher:
Orca
Publish Year: 2023
Pages: 32
ISBN: 9781459831438
CCBC Location: Picture Book, Singh