A bird embarks on a long journey.In the first double-page spread, a yellow bird arrives at the foot of a tall tree after what the text calls "a very long journey," but her story is far from over. As she makes a home in her tree and then a family with a red bird who joins her, this board book explores the circle of life. The book's illustrations are large and rounded, mostly circles or half-circles, enhancing that "circle of life" theme. The book holds removable play pieces that can be slotted into the compositions in different ways. For example, a round yellow piece symbolizing the sun can be taken, flipped, and inserted into a recess in the picture opposite as the bushy round crown of a tree. Each double-page spread offers at least one removable piece to be fitted into the opposite page; they do not require carrying over into subsequent spreads. The interactive play is a perfect spice to a simple story that will delight little ones. The pieces aren't dangerously tiny, but some will inevitably make their ways under the couch or become stuck between cushions. Luckily the compositions still work well enough without them. A charming, not-so-simple board book that will surely engage. (Board book. 2-3)

A cheery yellow bird fluttering over to the base of a tree opens this story, but there's a surprise: the die-cut bird pops out of its left-hand page and fits neatly in a new spot at the base of the tree on the facing page. Each two-page spread includes a new object to move as the bird finds a companion, builds a nest, and sends baby birds off on their own adventure. Though the removable pieces might easily go missing (sorry, librarians), instigating the action described in the story by physically moving objects around will be enchanting for toddlers who love to handle board books.

A bird embarks on a long journey.In the first double-page spread, a yellow bird arrives at the foot of a tall tree after what the text calls "a very long journey," but her story is far from over. As she makes a home in her tree and then a family with a red bird who joins her, this board book explores the circle of life. The book's illustrations are large and rounded, mostly circles or half-circles, enhancing that "circle of life" theme. The book holds removable play pieces that can be slotted into the compositions in different ways. For example, a round yellow piece symbolizing the sun can be taken, flipped, and inserted into a recess in the picture opposite as the bushy round crown of a tree. Each double-page spread offers at least one removable piece to be fitted into the opposite page; they do not require carrying over into subsequent spreads. The interactive play is a perfect spice to a simple story that will delight little ones. The pieces aren't dangerously tiny, but some will inevitably make their ways under the couch or become stuck between cushions. Luckily the compositions still work well enough without them. A charming, not-so-simple board book that will surely engage. (Board book. 2-3)