Bird Show

Bird Show invites readers to a fashion show where the models are birds. Award-winning author-illustrator Susan Stockdale presents eighteen birds, some familiar and some exotic, each shown in a portrait that highlights the "clothes" it wears: plain or fancy feathers, spots and stripes.

The text is lyrical and rhymes, and the bold, colorful artwork celebrates how different birds are from one another. The book suggests that, as with people, this variety makes the world a more vibrant place.

An afterword gives more information about each species, and there is also a pattern matching game. The book will appeal to young bird lovers and budding fashion fans alike.