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The imagination of one housecat takes him to unexpected adventures as he dreams of spreading his wings as a rare bird. Because a Rare Bird can do anything! Fly fast through the forest, or splash in the bird baths, or meet animals from faraway lands. Readers...
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Caldecott Honoree Elisha Cooper returns with a unique and playful tale about an imaginative house cat who dreams of all the wild things it can be.
Caldecott Honoree Elisha Cooper returns with a unique and playful tale about an imaginative house cat who dreams of all the wild things it can be.
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The imagination of one housecat takes him to unexpected adventures as he dreams of spreading his wings as a rare bird.
Because a Rare Bird can do anything! Fly fast through the forest, or splash in the bird baths, or meet animals from faraway lands.
Readers will fall head over heels for this extraordinary tale of dreaming, the power of imagination, and the freedom of creativity, by Caldecott Honoree Elisha Cooper.
Book Details
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ISBN: 9781250364395
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 16 March 2026
Country: United States
Imprint: Roaring Brook Press
Illustration: full-color illustrations throughout
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Elisha Cooper
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Width: 254.0mm
Height: 229.0mm
Weight: 300g
Pages: 40
About the Author
Elisha Cooper is an author / illustrator who has received a Caldecott Honor for Big Cat, Little Cat, and his following book River won the 2020 Robin Smith Picture Book Prize. One of his earlier books, Dance!, was a New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book of the Year, and Beach won the Society of Illustrators Gold Medal. In 2016 he was awarded a Sendak Fellowship. His essays and sketchbooks have appeared in the sports section of The New York Times. Cooper lives with his wife, daughters, and cats in New York City. www.elishacooper.com
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