Budgie

Miles and his friends love climbing the trees outside their tower block. Their neighbour Mr Buxton does not love it at all, and he never misses a chance to tell them off. As far as Miles is concerned, the man is simply a grumpy old grouch.

Then Miles finds a lost little budgie. Looking after the bird draws him into a closer connection with Mr Buxton, and the two of them turn out to share far more than Miles would ever have guessed.

Budgie is a gentle, touching story about looking past first impressions and finding friendship in an unlikely place. It is written by Joseph Coelho, an award-winning writer who has served as Children's Laureate, and it comes in the Little Gem series for newer readers.