Little Bird's Day

by Sally Morgan (Author) Johnny Warrkatja Malibirr (Illustrator)

Little Bird's Day
Reading Level: K − 1st Grade
A joyful, universal story of a day in the life of Little Bird. 

A heartening read-aloud about a day in the life of Little Bird, who sings the world alive, flies with Cloud, travels with Wind, nestles with Moon, and dreams of flying among the stars.

Sally Morgan's poetic language and Johnny Warrkatja Malibirr's sensitive artwork combine to make this a beautiful, distinctive publication with global appeal. Printed on FSC-certified paper with vegetable inks.
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Hardcover
$18.95

Kirkus

Starred Review
Pairing a lilting text and culturally resonant illustrations, this striking work soars.

Hornbook

From two Indigenous creators, this gorgeous glimpse at the land Down Under will have broad appeal.

Review quotes

"Little Bird's Day perfectly fuses text and image to create a masterpiece which is a delight to read." —CBCA Reading Time

Sally Morgan
Sally Morgan is one of Australia's best-known Aboriginal artists and writers. She belongs to the Palyku people from the eastern Pilbara region of Western Australia. Her widely acclaimed autobiography, My Place, is one of Australia's most celebrated works. Morgan is the director at the Centre for Indigenous History and the Arts at the University of Western Australia. Johnny Warrkatja Malibirr is a Yolŋu man from the Aborigional Ganalbingu clan and is known for his paintings of Ganalbingu song lines as well as his mother's Wägilak clan stories. In 2017 he was the inaugural winner of the Kestin Indigenous Illustrator Award.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781736226469
Lexile Measure
520
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Blue Dot Kids Press
Publication date
October 05, 2021
Series
-
BISAC categories
JUV002040 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Birds
JUV010000 - Juvenile Fiction | Bedtime & Dreams
JUV012020 - Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore | Country & Ethnic - General
JUV030080 - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | Australia & Oceania
JUV074000 - Juvenile Fiction | Diversity & Multicultural
Library of Congress categories
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CBCA Award for New Illustrator
Shortlisted 2020
CBCA Picture Book of the Year
Book Award- Notable 2020
CBCA Book of the Year
Early Childhood 2020

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