The Story of a Bookworm BirdieIllustrated by Keith Bendis
Sterling, 2010
$14.95
32 pages
ages 4-8
Rating: 4
Endpapers: 12 starlings perched on a wire in the sky with others flopping about-above fields and forest
Calvin, a starling, never learned to fly with his seven siblings and 67,432 cousings because he loved to read. He spent most of his time in the library, devouring book after book after book. So when the summer passed and fall arrived, his family had to tie him up and haul him behind them as they traveled south.
Seeing monstrous black clouds in the distance, Calvin remembers reading about hurricanes. he saves them all! Reading is a darn good thing!
I love the way Keith Bendis drew these whimsical starlings. They're full of personality and expression.
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