Terrible, Terrible Birds!: The (Mostly) True Story of Two Featherbrained Falcons Who Learned from Their Mistakes
Feb 2027 · Sold by Knopf Books for Young Readers
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A funny (and true!) picture book about the silly mistakes two famous peregrine falcons made trying to raise a chick on the Evanston Public Library from librarian Betsy Bird and Caldecott Medalist Matthew Cordell.
Meet Coach Kevin and Teca, one of Evanston Public Library’s famous peregrine falcon couples. They wanted to start a family, and luckily for them, the library was a perfect nesting site! But raising their chick was not easy in the beginning. Though we think animals know how to do everything by instinct, they make mistakes and have to learn from them just like us. And these birds made nothing BUT mistakes!
In this engaging story, groan and cheer along with the adults and kids at the library as they observe these two falcons and their many attempts to raise their chicks—from neglecting to sit on their eggs to dropping a pigeon onto their new baby’s head—before they finally get it right.
Meet Coach Kevin and Teca, one of Evanston Public Library’s famous peregrine falcon couples. They wanted to start a family, and luckily for them, the library was a perfect nesting site! But raising their chick was not easy in the beginning. Though we think animals know how to do everything by instinct, they make mistakes and have to learn from them just like us. And these birds made nothing BUT mistakes!
In this engaging story, groan and cheer along with the adults and kids at the library as they observe these two falcons and their many attempts to raise their chicks—from neglecting to sit on their eggs to dropping a pigeon onto their new baby’s head—before they finally get it right.
A funny (and true!) picture book about the silly mistakes two famous peregrine falcons made trying to raise a chick on the Evanston Public Library from librarian Betsy Bird and Caldecott Medalist Matthew Cordell.
Meet Coach Kevin and Teca, one of Evanston Public Library’s famous peregrine falcon...
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About the author
Betsy Bird is the collection development manager of Evanston Public Library and writes the blog A Fuse #8 Production for School Library Journal. Betsy is also the author of the picture books Pop! Goes the Nursery Rhyme illustrated by Andrea Tsurumi, Giant Dance Party illustrated by Brandon Dorman, The Great Santa Stakeout illustrated by Dan Santat, and the middle-grade novel Long Road to the Circus, illustrated by Caldecott-winning illustrator David Small. She lives in Illinois.
Matthew Cordell is the author and illustrator of many celebrated books for children including the Caldecott Medal Winner Wolf in the Snow, Evergreen, Cornbread & Poppy, Wish, and Hello, Neighbor!: The Kind and Caring World of Mister Rogers. He is also the illustrator of highly acclaimed children’s books such as Every Dog in the Neighborhood by Philip C. Stead, Bob, Not Bob! by Audrey Vernick and Liz Garton Scanlon, and Leeva at Last by Sara Pennypacker. His books have been best-of-the-year selections by The New York Times, The Boston Globe, and NPR, and have been translated into numerous languages around the world. Matthew lives outside of Chicago with his wife, author Julie Halpern, and their two children.
Matthew Cordell is the author and illustrator of many celebrated books for children including the Caldecott Medal Winner Wolf in the Snow, Evergreen, Cornbread & Poppy, Wish, and Hello, Neighbor!: The Kind and Caring World of Mister Rogers. He is also the illustrator of highly acclaimed children’s books such as Every Dog in the Neighborhood by Philip C. Stead, Bob, Not Bob! by Audrey Vernick and Liz Garton Scanlon, and Leeva at Last by Sara Pennypacker. His books have been best-of-the-year selections by The New York Times, The Boston Globe, and NPR, and have been translated into numerous languages around the world. Matthew lives outside of Chicago with his wife, author Julie Halpern, and their two children.
Betsy Bird is the collection development manager of Evanston Public Library and writes the blog A Fuse #8 Production for School Library Journal. Betsy is also the author of the picture books Pop! Goes the Nursery Rhyme illustrated by Andrea Tsurumi, Giant Dance Party illustrated by Brandon Dorman...
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