Birds

By Kevin Henkes; Laura Dronzek (Illustrator)
(Greenwillow Books, Hardcover, 9780061363047, 32pp.)

Publication Date: December 20, 2008

Other Editions of This Title: Library Binding (December 20, 2008)

Categories: Animals - Birds, Social Issues - Emotions & Feelings

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Kevin Henkes was awarded the Caldecott Medal for Kitten's First Full Moon. He is the creator of several picture books featuring his mouse characters, including the #1 New York Times bestsellers Lilly's Big Day and Wemberly Worried, the Caldecott Honor Book Owen, and the beloved Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse. A starred review from The Horn Book called his picture book Old Bear "another winner for very young children," and Bruce Handy, in a New York Times Book Review piece about A Good Day, one of the author's most recent picture books, wrote, "It should be said: Kevin Henkes is a genius." Mr. Henkes also writes for older children. His novels include Bird Lake Moon, the Newbery Honor Book Olive's Ocean, The Birthday Room, and Sun & Spoon.

Kevin Henkes lives with his family in Madison, Wisconsin.

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"Birds trust[s] the intelligence and imagination of young children, and that's what makes this a perfect book."
-New York Times Book Review

"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)