Up With Birds!

By John Yeoman, Illustrated by Quentin Blake

JUVENILE FICTION

32 Pages, 10.5 x 9

Formats: Paperback Picture Book

Paperback Picture Book, $11.99 (CA $15.99) (US $11.99)

Publication Date: October 2013

ISBN 9781849396516

Rights: US & CA

Andersen Press (Oct 2013)

Price:	$11.99

Overview

A remarkably inventive tale about how birds ended up in the sky from a beloved author/illustrator team

Birds are everywhere—except in the air. Filling up the streets and houses, they're getting under everybody's feet. It's havoc, and the Fflyte family has had enough—there is simply not enough room for them on the ground. Then Mr. Fflyte, handyman around town, comes up with a brilliant invention that just may solve the problem.

Reviews

"There is an appeal (and certainly some moxie) to swapping the expected happy ending for this more ruminative approach." —Booklist on The Heron and the Crane

"Very funny." —The Wall Street Journal

"A little longer than most picture book texts, this witty, original pourqoui tale is a captivating story, particularly in combination with Blake’s free-spirited and often amusing ink-and-watercolor artwork... a pleasure to read aloud.” —Booklist

Author Biography

John Yeoman and Quentin Blake's previous collaborations include The Bear's Water Picnic, The Bear's Winter House, The Heron and the Crane, Our Village, and The Wild Washerwoman. Best known for his Roald Dahl illustrations, Quentin Blake has won the Whitbread Award, the Kate Greenaway Medal, and the Emil/Kurt Maschler Award, among numerous others.

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