Take Flight with a Book

This week, I'm sharing some great picture storybooks featuring birds.  Here a few of my favorites . . .

Mama Built a Little Nest by Jennifer Ward
Illustrations and simple, rhyming text introduce different kinds of birds' nests, from the scrapes falcons build on high, craggy ledges to the underground nests burrowing owls dig. Includes brief facts about each kind of bird.

Penguin by Polly Dunbar
Ben is delighted to receive a penguin for his birthday but Penguin will not answer or respond to him in any way, no matter what Ben does, until, at last, they discover the language of friendship.

Birds by Kevin Henkes
Fascinated by the colors, shapes, sounds, and movements of the many different birds she sees through her window, a little girl is happy to discover that she and they have something in common.

Sitting Duck by Jackie Urbanovic
Max the duck volunteers to babysit for puppy Anabel, unaware of all the mischief a puppy can get into.

Telephone by Mac Barnett
In this picture book a string of birds on a telephone wire plays a game of telephone, with the usual mixed up results.


More Bird Books --
5 Little Ducks by Denise Fleming
Albert by Donna Jo Napoli
The Baby Beebee Bird by Diane Massie
Big Chickens Fly the Coop by Leslie Helakoski
Bird, Bird, Bird: A Chirping Chant by April Pulley Sayre
Chicken Chickens by Valeri Gorbachev
Chicken Chuck by Bill Martin Jr.
Duck & Goose by Tad Hills
Duck for President by Doreen Cronin
Duck on a Bike by David Shannon
Egg by Kevin Henkes
Feathers for Lunch by Lois Ehlert
George Flies South by Simon James
Gobble, Gobble by Cathryn Falwell
Good Night Owl by Greg Pizzoli
Hen Lake by Mary Jane Auch
Hooray for Birds! by Lucy Cousins
I Am Dodo: Not a True Story by Kae Nishimura
I Am Henry Finch by Alexis Deacon
Little Hoot by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Little Penguin Gets the Hiccups by Tadgh Bentley
Nerdy Birdy by Aaron Reynolds
A Nest Is Noisy by Dianna Hutts Aston
The Nightingale by Jerry Pinkney
The Odd Egg by Emily Gravett
On the Wing by David Elliott
A Penguin Story by Antoinette Portis
Pardon Me! by Daniel Miyares
Seven Hungry Babies by Candace Fleming
Shy by Deborah Freedman
Souperchicken by Mary Jane Auch
Surfer Chick by Kristy Dempsey
Tillie Lays an Egg by Terry Golson
Woodpecker Wham by April Pulley Sayre

Check these and more bird books out on display at the Arnold Branch through August 11, 2017.