Crows hold a special place in my heart. I was first-on and last-off my school bus as a kid, living on a wooded road in what was then rural Virginia. Those waits for the bus were lonely, and the company I kept on those cold, dark mornings was crows. One would caw from the creekline, … Continue reading KidLit Bird Book Review: I am We

One of the glories of nonfiction picture books for adults is a moment of amazement and awe. I had known that Blue Jays hid acorns, but I hadn’t realized the degree of mutualism between Blue Jays and oaks—and I hadn’t know that Blue Jays had a throat pocket, an expandable gular pouch where they can … Continue reading KidLit Bird Book Review: The Blue Jays That Grew a Forest