We enjoyed reading this together, exploring lots of details in the beautiful illustrations.
This book doesn't rhyme, but the names of the characters (Chack the blackbird and Apollo the swallow) make for interesting language repetition. The 'Chinese whispers' of the message being sent makes for an amusing read as an adult and could engage older readers in making a prediction. A lovely ending, showing children some changes that happen over the year with the changing seasons.
A really lovely book, showing about migration and friendships.
My little one really enjoyed this book. He loved how bright and colourful the book is and all the animals. My son said the story made him feel like he was in it and he was exploring with them and making friendships.