Are You My Mother? by P. D. Eastman. Pre-K. This classic story about the little bird who goes looking for his mother has lots of repetition and is terrific for storytime.
The Baby Beebee Bird by Diane Redfield Massie. Illustrated by Steven Kellogg. HarperCollins, 2000. 0060280832. 32 p. Pre-K. The baby bird keeps all the other animals awake with his “bee-bee-bobbi-bobbi” singing. Finally the animals think of a solution—they keep him awake during the day. Wonderful for storytime.
The Brave Little Parrot by Rafe Martin. Illustrated by Susan Gaber. Penguin Group (USA) (Putnam), 1998. 9780399228254. 32 p. K-3. As a reward for trying to put out a forest fire, a little parrot is given colored plumage in this Indian jataka tale.
The Day of the Blackbird: A Tale of Northern Italy by Tomie de Paola. Penguin Group (USA) (Putnam), 1997. 0399229299. 32 p. K-3. In this Italian tale, a faithful white dove stays through the winter to sing for an ailing duke.
Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems. Hyperion, 2003. 078681988X.
36 p. K-3. This very funny book is about a pigeon who is absolutely determined to drive the bus while the driver is away.
The Horrendous Hullabaloo by Margaret Mahy. K-3. Miffed that her pirate nephew never invites her to the parties he attends, an old woman throws a wonderfully horrendous hullabaloo for herself and his parrot.
Martha by Gennady Spirin. Penguin Group (USA) (Philomel), 2005. 0399239804. 32p. K-3. The author relates how he and his Moscow family rescued Martha, a crow with a broken wing, and how she joined their household.
Princess Penelope’s Parrot by Helen Lester. Walter Lorraine, 1996. 0395783208. 32p. K-3. A spoiled princess’s chances with a handsome prince are ruined when her browbeaten parrot repeats to him all the rude comments the princess has made.
Rosa’s Parrot by Jan Wahl. Illustrated by Kim Howard. Charlesbridge Publishing, 1999. 1580890113. K-3. Rosa is hard of hearing, and she relies on her parrot, Pico, to repeat things loudly for her, but sometimes Pico takes advantage of Rosa to create mischief.
To Sophie’s Window by Holly Keller. Greenwillow, 2005. 006056282. 32 p. K-3. When Caruso, a little bird who is afraid to fly, is blown out of his home one windy night, he must rely on a new friend, a dog named Sophie, to take him back to his parents.
Top Banana by Cari Best. Illustrated by Erika Oller. Orchard, 1997. 0531330095. 32 p.
K-3. Benny the parrot, an amazing bird with the ability to read, has everything a bird could want until he has to share his owner’s attention with a rare flower.
Tough Boris by Mem Fox. Illustrated by Kathryn Brown. Harcourt, 1994. 0152896120. 32p. Pre-K. Boris is a rough and tough pirate, but when his parrot dies, he cries.
Tree of Birds by Susan Meddaugh. Walter Lorraine, 1990. 0395531470. 32 p. K-3. When Harry nurses Sally, an injured bird, back to health, her friends arrive to make sure Harry doesn’t keep her as a pet.
A Visit to the Country by Herchel Johnson. Illustrated by Romare Bearden. HarperCollins, 1989. 0060228490. 32 p. K-3. Mike nurses an injured cardinal back to health but knows he must return it to the wild.
What Is a Wise Bird Like You Doing in a Silly Tale Like This? by Uri Shulevitz. Farar, Straus & Giroux, 2000. 0374383006. 40 p. K-3 or older. This peculiar story elates the doings of the Emperor of Pickleberry and his ingenious talking bird Lou.
From : www.state.lib.la.us
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