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