The Dead Bird (book)

The Dead Bird
Cover art of The Dead Bird.
AuthorMargaret Wise Brown
IllustratorRemy Charlip
GenrePicture book
Publication date
1958

The Dead Bird is a children's book by Margaret Wise Brown. Brown's text copyright was 1938[1] but it was not published until 1958 (by Addison-Wesley Publishing) with illustrations by Remy Charlip; this was after Brown's 1952 death. The story was reissued in 2016 with new illustrations by Christian Robinson.[2][3][4] The book tells the story of a group of children who find a recently dead (still warm) bird, and bury it with ceremony. Always seen as a "gentle",[2] "standout"[4] book about the emotions attached to death,[2] the book benefits in the newer version from Robinson's "cinematic storytelling", set in a "a lush urban park" with "characters [who] are diverse in gender and ethnicity but universal in their emotions, curiosity, and playfulness".[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Brown, Margaret Wise (1958). The Dead Bird. New York: Harper Collins. ISBN 0-06-020758-2.
  2. ^ a b c The Dead Bird. By: Gershowitz, Elissa, Horn Book Magazine, 00185078, May/Jun2016, Vol. 92, Issue 3
  3. ^ a b The Dead Bird. Kirkus Reviews, 19487428, 1/15/2016, Vol. 84, Issue 2
  4. ^ a b Hunter, Sarah. "The Dead Bird." Booklist 112.6 (2015): 48. MasterFILE Elite. Web. 6 July 2016.


Stub icon

This article about a picture book is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.