by Laura Erickson, Brian Sockin, illustrated by Anna Rettberg
Age Range: 4 – 6
They play a game called “Am I Like You?” in which they address the questions “What birds are like us? / What birds are we like?” The illustrations are skillfully drawn, bold, and Disney-esque in aesthetic, clearly and accurately portraying characteristics of common North American birds: American robin, chickadee, cardinal, blue jay, red-tailed hawk, hummingbird, Canada goose, mallard, great blue heron, pigeon, and owl…a 21st-century meditation on selfhood. (Picture book. 4-6)