Synopses & Reviews
The baya bird of India weaves its nest of grasses and flowers. In this dramatic yet lulling lullaby of a book, such a bird also saves a baby girl's life.
Melodious words and artful pictures intertwine to cast a spell, as luminous as the nest the baya bird builds and encrusts with fireflies, as powerful as the love one Indian mother feels for the choti ladki she rocks in the cradle of her vermilion scarf.
About the Author
Megan McDonald is the author of
Is This a House for Hermit Crab? (winner of the IRA Picture Book Award),
Whoo-Oo Is It?, and
Tundra Mouse, all illustrated by S. D. Schindler;
The Potato Man and
The Great Pumpkin Switch, illustrated by Ted Lewin; and
The Night Iguana Left Home, illustrated by Ponder Goembel. Her titles for older readers include the popular "Judy Moody" books. She lives with her husband, a counselor, in Sebastopol, California.