A tale about self-confidence and taking a leap of faith, starring a kingfisher. Sometimes, you might fall down, down, down, before you learn to fly up, up, up…
This book was selected as an ALA Notable Children’s Book and a Caldecott Honor Book.
About Corey R. Tabor
Corey R. Tabor is the author and illustrator of, among other titles, Snail Crossing which won the 2021 Ladybug Picture Book Award. He lives in Seattle with his wife and son and spends his time making pictures and stories. His website is http://www.coreyrtabor.com
Activities & Links
- Watch the author read his book for Barnes & Noble Storytime: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZ5mRq9g4es
- Publisher's activity guides: https://b0f646cfbd7462424f7a-f9758a43fb7c33cc8adda0fd36101899.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/activity-guides/AG-9780062878014.pdf
- Learn about kingfishers: https://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/kingfisher
Suggestions for Further Reading
- Check out the other 2022 Ladybug Longlist titles related to Birds at http://nhbookcenter.blogspot.com/2022/02/ladybug-longlist-birds.html
- If you want more books about self-confidence we suggest Giraffes Can't Dance by Giles Andreae (https://www.librarything.com/work/149664/summary), I am Every Good Thing by Derrick Barnes and Gordon C. James (https://nhbookcenter.blogspot.com/2021/08/ladybug-nominee_0283880733.html) and Jabari Jumps by Gaia Cornwall (https://nhbookcenter.blogspot.com/2018/07/ladybug-nominee_27.html)
This is one of ten titles nominated for the 2022 Ladybug Picture Book Award.
We will be posting information about a different nominee each Friday throughout the summer and will issue a pdf voters guide featuring all ten titles at Labor Day.
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