Bird Books for Kids

Have you ever been told something was impossible, but just knew it was possible?

Pip is a little bird who wants nothing more than to eat the fresh fruit high up in the trees. There’s just one problem – on her island, birds don't fly! All the other birds think the idea of flying sounds ridiculous. After all, whoever heard of a flying bird?

This classic children’s book has touched the hearts of children young and old since its first edition in 1933.

Ping’s home is on the beautiful yellow water of the Yangtze River. Hunting for fishes with his siblings one day, Ping is the last duck home. Worried about being punished by his parents, he hides to avoid punishment, but is captured instead by a young boy, and almost ends up as dinner.

Like the rest of his family, Louis is a trumpeter swan. But unlike his four brothers and sisters, Louis can't trumpet joyfully. In fact, he can't even make a sound. And since he can't trumpet his love, the beautiful swan Serena pays absolutely no attention to him.

Louis tries everything he can think of to win Serena's affection, but nothing seems to work. Then his father steals him a real brass trumpet. Is a musical instrument the key to winning Louis his love?

Caldecott Honor Book * ALA Notable Book of the Year

Readers will delight in turning their book sideways and upside down to follow Mel on her journey from downward fall to triumphant flight in this tale of self-confidence and taking a leap of faith.

Caldecott Award Winner

A young child and her father search the moonlit woods for the Great Horned Owl. 

This delightful book is a gentle, poetic story that lovingly depicts the special companionship of a young child and her father as well as humankind's close relationship to the natural world. 

Gerald discovers that there is something worse than a bird on your head―two birds on your head! Can Piggie help her best friend?

Little Critter discovers a lost baby bird in his backyard, and he and his family all pitch in to take care of it until it can fly on its own. Little Critter's love and patience is rewarded when he gets a special springtime surprise.

Based on Walt Disney’s The Ugly Duckling Silly Symphonies animated short from 1939, this classic Little Golden Book was originally published in 1952.

Now the beloved book is back to delight a new generation of boys and girls ages 2 to 5—as well as collectors of all ages!

The Fox is after Rosie, but Rosie doesn't know it.

Unwittingly, she leads him into one disaster after the other, each funnier than the last.

Mr. and Mrs. Bird's search for a "better" nest leads them to some peculiar spots.

Amazon Best Children's Book of the Year selection

Have you ever considered running away to Antarctica?

Think again, my friend. This penguin has come to tell you that his life down there is no more a picnic than yours is here.

Caldecott Medal Winner

Mrs. Mallard was sure that the pond in the Boston Public Gardens would be a perfect place for her and her eight ducklings to live. 

The problem was how to get them there through the busy streets of Boston. 

Mia’s abuela has left her sunny house with parrots and palm trees to live with Mia and her parents in the city. While they cook, Mia helps Abuela learn English, and Mia learns some Spanish, too, but it’s still hard for Abuela to learn enough words to tell Mia her stories.

Then Mia sees a parrot in the pet-shop window and has the perfecto idea for how to help them all communicate a little better. 

Bruce the bear likes to keep to himself and eat eggs. But when his hard-boiled goose eggs turn out to be real, live goslings, he starts to lose his appetite.

Even worse, the goslings are convinced he's their mother.

Separation and miles cannot keep a determined cardinal from his loved one in an ode to serendipity and belief in this modern-day Christmas classic.

This beautifully illustrated book tells the heartwarming story of a little girl and a duckling, who both grow to understand what it means to care for each other as they learn that love is as much about letting go as it is about holding on. 

See a duck take to the water of friendship in this gorgeously warm, funny book about the joy of making an unexpected connection.