Bluebird, along with most everyone else at school, wants to flutter like the most popular bird in their class, Hummingbird. "You should go on a diet and work out at the gym. You could flutter like me, if your body was thin." Bluebird takes this comment seriously and starts to develop unhealthy eating habits. Mom comes to the rescue by teaching Bluebird balance and by explaining that everyone needs to feel comfortable in their own feathers. With...

Henry the Heron had so much trouble standing still that he could not catch any food to eat, but one day Henry bumped into the Great Blue Heron, who taught him a valuable lesson.

"Star doesn't want to fly with all the other starlings. Then how would anyone see his beautiful feathers? But when a hawk comes hunting, Star discovers the strength and power of community"--

"I'm Lena and this is my brother Bo. Sometimes we play car chicken. Sometimes we sing on top of the tree. Bo is allowed to pick the worms out of his pie - I wasn't when I was small. This is a bird day"--Back cover.

As a boy and his mother participate in the annual bird count, he misses his grandfather, who went south for the winter, and watches especially for Gramps' favorite bird. Includes facts about the history and purpose of the Christmas Bird Count, how to participate, and a bird checklist.

"'All birds are born to fly,' thinks Baby Bird, watching the other hatchlings leave the nest. "I suppose it's now or never..." But one of Baby's wings is twisted and shrunken and not at all like the other one. Instead of flying, Baby plummets to the ground. There, Baby makes a new friend, and learns that sometimes you have to find unexpected ways to achieve your dreams. A moving story about the power of friendship and the importance of accepting yourself...

Two siblings search for ducks to feed at the park and encounter geese, pigeons, peacocks, and crows before finding their favorite birds.

"In this fantastical story, a flock of feathery friends show up for a feast! Lunch turns into bird food when a little girl starts feeding birds at the bus stop. First, a pigeon she names Serious comes pecking, and then Fancy and Sleepy gather to gobble up the offerings. But what happens when more and more birds want to join in on the feast? And what are all these fantastical birds doing in the city, anyway? This delightfully outlandish story by Sara...

Word Bird's mother presents such cautions as a stove being hot, snow being cold, and keeping warm and dry on a winter day.

"A Crocodile in the Family is a heartwarming story about a family of birds who find a lone egg and take it home to care for it themselves. The egg eventually hatches and it isn't a baby bird inside--it's a baby crocodile! They raise their new baby crocodile as one of their own, while their community asks them why they keep him? It turns out the bird family's reason is simple..."--Jacket flap.