Birds
Flying Against the Odds
Loneliness, grief and death are all touched upon in the books in this section. With determination, the help of friends or family, and sometimes just a little bit of luck, the birds in these stories are able to overcome their situations.


A Feather
By Cao WenxuanIllustrated by Roger Mello

Ang Mahiyaing Manok (The Shy Rooster)
By Rebecca T. AnonuevoIllustrated by Ruben de Jesus

Are You My Mother?
By P. D. Eastman
Blackbird
By Suzy LeeIllustrated by Suzy Lee

Crow Boy
By Taro YashimaIllustrated by Taro Yashima

Duck, Death and the Tulip
By Wolf Erlbruch
En Nho (Little Swallow)
By Le Phuong LienIllustrated by Nguyen Thi Mai Hoa

Fox
By Margaret WildIllustrated by Ron Brooks

Momoko and the Pretty Bird
By Chihiro IwasakiIllustrated by Chihiro Iwasaki

Na Zhi Shen Lan Se De Niao Shi Wo Ba Ba (That Deep Blue Bird is My Daddy)
By Wei JiIllustrated by He Yunzhi

Rudi’s Pond
By Eve BuntingIllustrated by Ronald Himler

Sadako’s Cranes
By Judith Loske
Six Crows
By Leo LionniIllustrated by Leo Lionni

The Bear and the Wildcat
By Kazumi YumotoIllustrated by Komako Sakai

The Birdman
By Veronika Martenova CharlesIllustrated by Annouchka Gravel Galouchko & Stephan Daigle

The Caged Birds of Phnom Penh
By Frederick LippIllustrated by Ronald Himler

The Little Humming Bird
By Michael Nicoll YahgulanaasIllustrated by Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas

The Nightingale Who Couldn’t Sing
By Angie FeatherstoneIllustrated by Stephanie Wong

The Rock and the Bird
By Chew Chia Shao WeiIllustrated by Anngee Neo

Xun Zhao (The Search)
By Lee Kow FongIllustrated by Lee Kow Fong