And these kids are like what? 5? 6? Or what? And if the book IS trying to teach some sort of message, I'm failing to see what it is. For one thing, throwing a stick at a bird would not kill it. What the fuck!?!?! Why would you want to give this book to children? It's depressing as hell and it also doesn't make any sense. I'm pretty sure this is implying that the dead bird's spirit is going to heaven, but I GUESS you could posit that the bird is magically healed for some reason. Then a bunch of brightly colored birds swoop down and carry the boy (who is cradling the dead bird) up, up, up, far into the sky - where he releases the bird and it flies away and disappears. But when bullies attack the little boy in the park in order to steal is brand-new toy sailboat, the bird gets a stick thrown at him and dies. A little bluebird starts following him and becoming his friend, I guess. The pictures are pretty and it is wordless - two things I really love in a book.īut the story? OMG. I am not understanding why it is so praised and lauded.
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