★“Averywisebook,speakingvolumes...Sharethisatstoryhours,orhandittothechildstrugglingtoread;thiscommunicatesessentialtruthswithoutaword.Marvelous.“--SchoolLibraryJournal,starredreview★“Thissweet,understatedstoryiswordless--aperfectwaytotellit,asitrequiresyoungsterstorelatetotheillustrationsinaunique,profoundlypersonalway...Refreshing,beautiful,moving,andmeaningful.“--KirkusReviews,starredreview★“Withcinematicfluidity,Dion’smarvellouswatercolor,gouache,anddigitalillustrationsevocativelyconveySingh’sthoughtfulwordlessnarrative...Thismultilayeredwordlesspicturebookhasmuchtosayaboutnature,renewal,andresiliency.“--Booklist,starredreviewOnce,asthewinterended,alittlebirdemergedtofindtheworldhadgonequiet.Thestreetswereemptyandtheplaygroundsstill.Puzzledbutdetermined,thebirdexploresthetowninsearchofasuitableplacetonest.Theresidentsofanapartmentbuildingnoticeherrestinginatreeoutsideandtakecomfortinhersong.Watchingthroughtheirwindows,theylookbeyondtheirlivesandpausetoappreciatethewondersofnature.Thebirdchoosestomakethiscommunityherhomeandbuildsanest,anactofresilienceandhopethatinspiresthehumanstoemergeaswell,remindingthemthatnaturalrhythmscontinue,seasonschangeandlifegoeson.Onceagain.Thiswordlesspicturebookisahopefulcontemplationofourinterconnectednesswiththenaturalworldandthejoythatnaturebringsus,eveninunusualtimes.
