Another wonderful book by Jeremy Tankard. I love this Bird. On this day in Bird’s life he is playing catch with Raccoon and accidentally gets bonked on the head with the ball. Even though it was an accident, much drama ensues. Raccoon takes him to each one of his friends to try and get him to feel better but nothing works. Not a kiss from Raccoon:(my daughters favorite illustration… she laughs and points it out to me every single time), or a hug from Rabbit, or a cookie from Beaver, a game from Sheep or a bandaid from Fox will do the trick. Bird’s friends are sad because they can’t seem to help Bird feel better. When Bird sees that his friends are now sad he realizes that he’s over it. Unfortunately no one can hear him because now THEY are crying. Bird finally stands on his head to show them he is allright and his friends stand on their heads too. After that Bird says “let’s play catch”. There is a little twist at the end that’s very funny. What I love about this book is that although the illustrations and characters are whimsical, the situations and the way the characters interact are all too real. Children and adults will be able to see themselves in this story and it never hurts to be reminded that if we let ourselves get too wrapped up in the drama, we will fail to see the truth staring us in the face.
Boo Hoo Bird
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