Forest animals help an injured nightingale
survive the winter in a comforting story of friendship and resilience,
lyrically told and gorgeously illustrated.(goodreads summary)
When a nightingale is unable to fly south for the winter because of her injured wing, the other forest animals help her prepare for the cold weather. The rabbits showed her how to make a warm bed from leaves and twigs. A little grey squirrel shares its stores while the woodpeckers showed the song bird how to watch for the children to fill up the feeders. Even though it was a scary time for the bird, she found there can be beauty in the harsh winter.
This is a wonderful story that transitions between seasons. The digital illustrations of the autumn evenings moving into a snow covered countryside onto an emerging spring are beautiful. Many caring forest animals come to nightingale's aid showing her how to survive and become a winter bird. I loved how rabbit and squirrel stuffed a nutshell with rabbit fur to keep bird's feet warm when the blizzard came. The story is about compassion, caring and overcoming hardships with a little help from others. It also shows readers how animals prepare and survive through harsh elements adapting until spring arrives. I think this is a "just right book" for ages 3-7.~
Title: The Winter Bird
Author: Kate Banks illustrated by Suzie Mason
Pub date: October 2022, Candlewick Press
Genre: picture book
Hardcover, 32 pgs.
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