When Will helps an injured bird, he learns that a little kindness can go a long way.
No one in the busy city sees the bird lying on the pavement, its wing broken. No one but a small boy called Will. He and his mum carry it home and, with time, rest, and a little bit of hope, the wing mends - and they set the bird free to soar over the city once more. A paperback edition of a magical story, endorsed by Amnesty International UK.
A poetic picture book full of hope and tenderness, from a multi-award-winning creator.
Accolades
U.S. Cybil Award 2008-2009, Fiction Picture Book Winner - Fiction Picture Books U.S. 2009 Baker's Dozen: the 13 Best Books for Family Literacy Inclusion on booklist U.S. Charlotte Zolotow Award WINNER US ALA Notable Children's Nomination 2009 Younger Readers List US 2009 Texas 2x2 Reading list AUS NSW Premier's Literary Awards 2009 Shortlisted for the Patricia Wrightson Award for Children's Literature AUS CBCA Book of the Year Awards 2009 Shortlisted for the Early Childhood Category AUS CBCA Book of the Year Awards 2009 Notable Book Picture Book Category UK Kate Greenaway Shortlisted US CCBC Choices 2009 Booklist List of 247 books reccommended. AUS Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards 2009 Shortlisted: Lower Primary Category US USBBY Outstanding International Books 2009 Booklist K-2
Author Biography
Bob Graham has written and illustrated many acclaimed children's picture books, including Max (9780744598278), which won the 2000 Smarties Gold Medal, and Jethro Byrde, Fairy Child (9781844284825), which won the 2003 Kate Greenaway Medal. He has won the Australian Children's Book of the Year Award an unprecedented three times.
