Loveykins

by Quentin Blake

Book Overview

In a new edition of Quentin Blake's classic, the UK's first Children's Laureate tells a droll tale about love between unconventional birds of a feather--and the unforeseen rewards of letting go.

On her way to the village after a blustery storm, Angela Bowling stumbles upon a baby bird blown from his nest. "Oh goodness " she exclaims. She scoops him up and off to home they go. She names the bird Augustus, wraps him in shawls, takes him...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1536237728
• ISBN13: 9781536237726
• Release Date: September 2024
• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.4" x 10.7"
• Age Range: 3 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 2

Customer Reviews

A thoughtful and recommended picture book story

Charmingly written and colorfully illustrated by Quentin Blake, Loveykins is the whimsical and delightful story of an overprotective woman who finds a baby bird blown out of its nest, and does her best to raise him - but who overindulges to an excessive degree, even taking her "loveykins" out for walks in a baby stroller! When a storm brings the opportunity for the grown-up bird to fly free, it changes both their lives forever in this thoughtful and recommended picture book story about growing up and letting go.