My New Arrival: RIKI'S BIRDHOUSE

My newest book!  

An excerpt from the Kirkus review: "Riki's passion for birds is evident, and likely to be contagious, in Wellington's latest. The precocious child is a diligent bird watcher who does all he can to attract and keep birds in his yard through all the seasons-from building a bluebird house and making his own bird food to putting out nest-building materials and growing sunflowers ... Bird lovers with young children and aspiring bird watchers are sure to want to emulate Riki."

From School Library Journal: "simple and appropriate for young naturalists" 

Here are a few pictures from inside the book. It begins: All year long many different kinds of birds come to Riki's yard:

Riki gets ready to make a birdhouse: 

Here he adds the finishing touches: 

In the winter he prepares special foods to put out for the birds:  (At the end of the book I include a recipe for yummy Bird Food Cupcakes!)

Later... in the spring Riki keeps a close eye on the birdhouse... there are going to be baby bluebirds soon: 

Coming around full circle, in the fall, it is time to get out the toolbox again: 

My cats Lola and Zoe inspired this book. I have a bird feeder on my fire escape. They spend many happy (and frustrating) hours at their "Cat TV". Mostly we have sparrows and finches. We have yet to see bluebirds but they are not unknown in New York City. After all they are the state bird of New York.

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