A Home for Bird by Philip C Stead

A Home for Bird by Philip C Stead

While out foraging for interesting things, Vernon the toad finds a new friend - a small blue bird who is curiously silent. Vernon shows Bird the river and the forest and some of his other favorite things, but Bird says nothing. Vernon introduces Bird to his friends, Skunk and Porcupine, but Bird still says nothing.

"Bird is shy," says Vernon, "but also a very good listener."

Vernon worries that Bird is silent because he misses his home, so the two set off on a journey to help find a home for Bird.

This is a tender tale of a thoughtful friend who is determined to help his quiet companion, by the author of A Sick Day for Amos McGee, winner of the 2011 Caldecott Medal. This title has Common Core connections.

A Home for Bird is a Kirkus Reviews Best Children's Book of 2012

ERIN and PHILIP STEAD are a picture book pair that have won numerous awards. A Sick Day for Amos McGee, which has sold over 400,000 copies, won the Caldecott Award and was designated a New York Times Best Illustrated Book and a Publishers Weekly Best Children's Book. Bear Has a Tale to Tell, an E. Lockhart book, is another popular title. Honor Book for the B White Award. They most recently partnered with Mark Twain on The Purloining of Prince Oleomargarine, a huge New York Times Bestseller that has received widespread media coverage, including features on CBS Sunday Morning and The New Yorker. They reside in the state of Michigan.