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School Library Journal - 03/01/2019 PreS-Gr 1—A small yellow bird is proud of the beautiful nest she has designed and built all by herself in an acacia tree on the African plain. When she gathers one last element to complete her resting place, she is surprised to find that a large bird has taken up residence. The big bird won't budge, so the small one goes off to design and build another nest only to discover this one usurped by a fox. Every time the little bird builds a nest, another animal claims it. Soon a gorilla, a giraffe, an elephant, a zebra, and others decide they want to live in a nest high in the treetop. As day turns to night, the exhausted bird has had enough. The creatures come to a compromise in a conclusion that will satisfy a young audience. The first page serves as foreshadowing as all the former ground dwellers are carefully watching the original nest being built. Large, clear illustrations add even more humor to this poor bird's preposterous predicament. VERDICT An enormously amusing read-aloud choice.—Maryann H. Owen, Oak Creek Public Library WI - Copyright 2019 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.

Booklist - 03/01/2019 Resembling Jon Klassen’s I Want My Hat Back (2011) in tone but with a kinder, gentler outcome, this episode follows a small yellow bird who carefully designs and builds a succession of nests—only to find each one occupied by a jackal, a warthog, a snotty giraffe (“It’s yours? I don’t see your name on it. Go away”), or some other, much larger resident. An arrogant zebra being the last straw (so to speak), the irritated bird at last recruits a wildebeest to ram the tree so that nests and squatters alike end up on the ground. Evidently remorseful, the animals then build a replacement nest so huge that, when invited to stay—“This is OUR nest”—they all actually fit, giving the avian architect a chance to sneak off and construct one last, cozily bird-sized home. Climaxed by a humongous BAM! that dominates two pages, the cartoon illustrations feature comically caricatured African animals, from a toothy crocodile (“We can share!”) to an entire meerkat colony. “This is getting ridiculous,” the bird mutters. Young readers will gleefully agree. - Copyright 2019 Booklist.

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