Life is good for Robin. He likes to watch his brother and sister fly. Whenever he's hungry, his mother or father brings food. Whenever he's sleepy, he snuggles in a nest that fits as perfectly as a hug. Why should he leave home? And by flying, which seems so scary! But as Mama and Papa tell Robin about the ways of his kind -- about finding the nest site, gathering grass and moss, carrying the mud, and molding the nest -- Robin knows that he has to try. Jeannine Atkins's simple story about the first few weeks of a robin's life suggests that although growing up is natural, some of us need more encouragement than others. Candace Whitman's torn-paper watercolor collages capture the gentle beauty of spring and all the charm of a robin family.
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