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About The Book
In the spirit of Mark Teague’s Fly, Baby Bird learns to overcome his fear of leaving the nest in this sweet and encouraging picture book.
Mama Bird says it’s time to fly! Baby Bird thinks not. Nest is best…or is it? With the help of his mama, Baby Bird discovers the amazing things that can happen if he finds the courage to spread his wings and fly.
About The Author
Photograph by Ann W. Olson
George Ella Lyon is the author of Trucks Roll!, Planes Fly!, and Boats Float!, cowritten with her son Benn. Among George Ella’s other books are the ALA Notable All the Water in the World, What Forest Knows, and Time to Fly. A former Kentucky Poet Laureate, she lives with her family in Lexington, Kentucky. Visit her online at GeorgeEllaLyon.com.
About The Illustrator
Stephanie Fizer Coleman is an illustrator with a penchant for playful color and rich texture. She grew up in a rural area, so it’s no surprise that furry and feathered creatures are her favorite subjects to draw. When she’s not drawing, Steph can be found sipping tea and reading books. She lives in West Virginia with her husband and two dogs.
Product Details
- Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers (July 26, 2022)
- Length: 32 pages
- ISBN13: 9781534474116
- Ages: 4 - 8
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Raves and Reviews
"Capturing both the lyrical quality of Lyon’s rhymed colloquy and a sense of how scary the wide world looks to the little bird, Coleman offers spare, delicately detailed views of an adult robin and her mottled offspring . . . A sensitive, loving variation on a perennial picture-book theme."
– Kirkus Reviews
"A fresh breeze blows through this familiar story of nurture and independence, thanks to Lyon’s emphatic metered verse, which offers structure to the avian ordeal, and Fizer Coleman’s digital art, whose varied cinematic framing evokes layered textures of printmaking and watercolor."
– Publishers Weekly
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