Wordy Birdy by Tammi Sauer - ESSENTIAL

Sauer, Tammi Wordy Birdy, illustrated by Dave Mottram.  PICTURE BOOK Doubleday Books, 2018. $17. 9781524719296   

Wordy Birdy LOVES to talk.  She covers a large range of topics and never stops, not even to listen to her friends.  One day while Wordy Birdy is chatting along, she disregards her friends’ warnings to not go into the forest, because she is so busy talking about the beautiful flowers and leaves.  She wanders into the forest and runs into a bear who is not happy that she is there.  Wordy Birdy’s friends help her escape the bear and from then on Wordy Birdy, who still likes to talk, is also a good listener.   

I adore this book.  The illustrations are fantastic with great pictures of the different animal friends.  Wordy Birdy’s constant chatter is hilarious and the lesson that sometimes she needs to stop talking and listen is a great message.  My kids loved this and have read it multiple times-it’s especially funny if you have a Wordy Birdy type in your life.

EL (K-3) – ESSENTIAL.  Reviewer, C. Peterson.