angkunkel's review
5.0
Such a beautiful meditation on loneliness, and a great book for teaching empathy. Hope Lim's simple, spare text and Hyewon Yum's soft illustrations, created in colored pencil, are perfectly paired. A lovely, straightforward story to share.
suzannekm's review
5.0
Oh, this is delightful! Great book for teaching about first impressions and being willing to change your mind.
backonthealex's review
4.0
Every morning, a happy little girl rides to school on the back of her dad's bicycle and every morning, as they go through the park, she flies like a bird on the bike and sings like the birds in the sky. People wave back and birds sing an answer to the girl's birdsong. One morning, she notices a woman in a blue coat and a big bag walking fast. She sees the same lady day after day, but the woman never smiles. The girl wonders about the woman, but she stops singing her birdsong whenever she sees her and hides behind her dad. Then one day, the girl and her dad are late and she doesn't see the woman until they are almost through the park. What a surprise to find out that the woman she was so frightened of is a kindred soul, a bird whispering her own birdsong to the park birds. As they smile, wave and sing their their birdsongs together, the girl understands that the woman is just like her, that they are both birds.
libraryjen's review
4.0
A simple yet powerful story of a young girl who loves the birds who learns that not everything is as it seems all the time and people are complicated. Without being didactic, this book shares the message that we need to not judge or condemn because, as Marjorie P. Hinckley said, "There isn't a person you wouldn't love if you could read their story." A great story time read.
candywellins's review
5.0
Perfect story for these distancing days. I Am A Bird celebrates childhood creativity and imagination while also recognizing the fear that strangeness brings. At first the protagonist is scared of a neighbor, but when she finds commonality, they become great friends. A nice reminder to all readers to choose kindness and find common ground with others.
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