The Rare Bird
What's The Rare Bird About
Caldecott Honoree Elisha Cooper returns with a unique and playful tale about an imaginative house cat who dreams of all the wild things it can be. The imagination of one housecat takes him to unexpected adventures as he dreams of spreading his wings as a “Rare Bird”. A Rare Bird can do anything!Fly fast through the forest, or splash in the bird baths, or meet animals from faraway lands….. Readers will fall head over heels for this extraordinary tale of dreaming, the power of imagination, and the freedom of creativity.
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The Creative Behind the Book
Elisha Cooper is the award-winning author of Train, which received five starred reviews; Farm, which received starred reviews in Horn Book Magazine and Publishers Weekly; and Beach, which won the 2006 Society of Illustrators Gold Medal. Other picture books include A Good Night Walk, Magic Thinks Big, and Dance!, a New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year. Elisha Cooper lives with his family in New York City. For more information, go to elishacooper.com.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9781250364395
- Publication Date
- February 24, 2026
- Publisher
- Roaring Brook Press
- Page Count
- 40
- Audience
- Picture
- Reading Age
- 3 - 6 years
- Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
- 2025007770
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