"This charming tale of love, loss and finally happiness is a delightful treat for all ages"
A Julia Eccleshare Pick of the Month June 2023
Best-selling author Julia Donaldson’s new book is beautifully illustrated by award winning artist Catherine Rayner. Together the two have created a charming, poetic story about a little bird who is looking for love.
Bert builds a homely bower hoping to tempt a partner. When Nanette appears he falls in love with her. He offers to share his bower and gives her all kinds of special gifts including a pretty purple flower.
Haughty Nanette spurns all his offers leaving kind and romantic Bert feeling rebuffed and sad. Will he ever find someone who will love him?
Julia Donaldson’s charming tale of love, loss and finally happiness is perfectly imagined in Catherine Rayner’s illustrations making the whole a delightful treat for all ages.
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The Bowerbird is the irresistible tale of Bert - a small bird with a very big heart, from Number One bestselling Julia Donaldson and Kate Greenaway Medal-winning Catherine Rayner.
Bert the bowerbird is looking for love. He has made the most perfect bower, complete with a pretty purple flower, and is hoping it will help him to meet the bird of his dreams.
But when Nanette comes along, she is far from impressed. Poor Bert is hurt, and flies off to bring her presents a-plenty. But will it ever be enough, and is Nanette really right for Bert?
A beautifully illustrated treat of a book from the creators of The Go-Away Bird.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed The Bowerbird and determined it is suitable for children aged 3-6 years old
The Bowerbird features in the following genres: Featured Books for 3+ readers, Featured Books for 5+ readers, Julia Eccleshare's Picks of the Month, Recommendations, Animal Stories, Poetry Books for Children, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Children’s / Teenage poetry, anthologies, annuals
The Bowerbird is available in Paperback, Hardback
The Bowerbird was written by Julia Donaldson and published by Macmillan Children's Books an imprint of Pan Macmillan
The Bowerbird has 32 pages
£8.09
