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Description
Birds come in all sizes, shapes, and colors. Birds are magic. Birds are everywhere. If you listen very carefully you will hear them, no matter where you live. And if you look very closely you will see them, no matter where you are. And if you can't go outside right this minute, you can always read this book!
About the Author
Kevin Henkes is the author of Sun & Spoon, Bird Lake Moon, and the Newbery Honor Book Olive's Ocean. He also writes and illustrates picture books, and among his many titles are the national bestsellers My Garden, Old Bear, A Good Day, and Kitten's First Full Moon, for which he was awarded the Caldecott Medal. Mr. Henkes is also the creator of a series of books starring mouse characters, including Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse, Lilly's Big Day, Wemberly Worried, Chrysanthemum, and Owen, for which he was awarded a Caldecott Honor.
Kevin Henkes lives with his family in Madison, Wisconsin.
Praise for Birds…
“The child voice in this charming story is just right and will resonate with the very youngest children.”
-School Library Journal (starred review)
“The words and pictures create a book that will enchant preschool audiences again and again.”
-Booklist (starred review)
“Words and pictures perform a perfectly choreographed dance here.”
-Horn Book (starred review)
“Birds trust[s] the intelligence and imagination of young children, and that’s what makes this a perfect book.”
-New York Times Book Review






