Published by Orca Book Publishers
Summary: There’s still snow on the ground when a robin starts a journey that offers a bird’s-eye view of the landscape: water, roads, farms. As the bird makes stops on a playground, at a church, and in a fountain, the reader can see that the world is slowly turning green again. Finally, the robin lands in a tree outside an apartment building, many of the windows covered by blinds or curtains. When it starts to sing, people appear in the windows, looking out and connecting with each other over this novelty outside. Before long there’s a bird feeder hanging in the tree just above the robin’s new nest. Eggs are laid, babies hatch, and soon people are drawn outside and to be with each other in a new community. 32 pages; ages 4-8.
Pros: This beautiful wordless book could be interpreted in many different ways: I read three very different reviews that ranged from a bleak environmental message to a post-pandemic liberation. Readers will enjoy the artwork and the freedom to interpret the story in their own way.
Cons: Building a nest and reproducing seems like a two-bird job, but there was just the one robin to be seen.
Summary: There’s still snow on the ground when a robin starts a journey that offers a bird’s-eye view of the landscape: water, roads, farms. As the bird makes stops on a playground, at a church, and in a fountain, the reader can see that the world is slowly turning green again. Finally, the robin lands in a tree outside an apartment building, many of the windows covered by blinds or curtains. When it starts to sing, people appear in the windows, looking out and connecting with each other over this novelty outside. Before long there’s a bird feeder hanging in the tree just above the robin’s new nest. Eggs are laid, babies hatch, and soon people are drawn outside and to be with each other in a new community. 32 pages; ages 4-8.
Pros: This beautiful wordless book could be interpreted in many different ways: I read three very different reviews that ranged from a bleak environmental message to a post-pandemic liberation. Readers will enjoy the artwork and the freedom to interpret the story in their own way.
Cons: Building a nest and reproducing seems like a two-bird job, but there was just the one robin to be seen.