 Cover art of The Dead Bird. | |
| Author | Margaret Wise Brown |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Remy Charlip |
| Genre | Picture book |
| Publication date | 1958 |
The Dead Bird is a children's book by Margaret Wise Brown. Brown's text copyright was 1938 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. 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", "standout" book about the emotions attached to death, the book benefits in the newer version from Robinson's "cinematic storytelling", set in a "a lush urban park" with "characters are diverse in gender and ethnicity but universal in their emotions, curiosity, and playfulness".
See also
References
- Brown, Margaret Wise (1958). The Dead Bird. New York: Harper Collins. ISBN 0-06-020758-2.
- ^ The Dead Bird. By: Gershowitz, Elissa, Horn Book Magazine, 00185078, May/Jun2016, Vol. 92, Issue 3
- ^ The Dead Bird. Kirkus Reviews, 19487428, 1/15/2016, Vol. 84, Issue 2
- ^ Hunter, Sarah. "The Dead Bird." Booklist 112.6 (2015): 48. MasterFILE Elite. Web. 6 July 2016.
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