"Black
is drinking
from my cup.
White has flown away.
Yellow sings,
"Wake up! Wake up!
Green shouts, "Come and play!"
It's amazing what happens when children pay attention to the natural world. In this rhythmic picture book, a young child first notices a red cardinal through the window. The child is enticed to look more closely at the beautiful bird, going outside to peek around a tree for a better look. While there, a blue jay makes an appearance, flying both low and high in close proximity to the child.
Evan Turk gloriously fills each spread with charcoal outlines and pastel images that give the black lines and bold colors an energy sure to attract attention and delight. Each successive page bursts with color. When all birds finally gather in one tree, they begin to sing together, as colors swirl with abandon through the air.
The child can no longer leave the sounds and movement to the birds.
"And I sing with them,
clear and light.
And spread my wings ..."
What child could resist?
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