NERDY BIRDY

By Aaron Reynolds. Illustrated by Matt Davies This gentle, humorous, delightfully illustrated tale about finding a sense of belonging will inspire confidence in young readers and encourage them to embrace their differences. Nerdy Birdy is rejected by the cool crowd—the eagles, cardinals, and robins—for being different, and he feels very lonely. Then he meets a large, nerdy flock of birds just like him, and they say there’s always room for one more. But when his new friends reject a vulture because she’s not nerdy, Nerdy Birdy has to choose between the flock and his sense of right and wrong. Grades K–3. Roaring Brook. 40 pages. ©2015.