Loveykins

When Angela Bowling rescues a baby bird after a storm, she finds her very own Loveykins.

Following a blustery night, Angela Bowling finds a baby bird blown out of his nest. She names him Augustus, and he quickly becomes more to her than just a bird to be looked after. He's her little Loveykins.

But Augustus is growing larger and rounder and soon requires a special garden shed to house him. He seems content enough . . . until another night brings even stronger winds.

From the UK's first Children's Laureate, this droll tale about the improbable friendship between a determined, eccentric matron and a young bird is classic Quentin Blake. With his quirky, humorous watercolors and his distinctive storytelling style, Blake gives readers a charming and sensitive treatment of the issues of loving and letting go.

Author: Quentin Blake
Publisher: Peachtree Publishers
Published: 03/04/2003
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.81lbs
Size: 10.70h x 8.12w x 0.47d
ISBN: 9781561452828
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.1
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 66288 / Loveykins


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 02/10/2003 pg. 185
Kirkus Review - Children 02/15/2003 pg. 299
Booklist 04/15/2003 pg. 1475
School Library Journal 09/01/2003 pg. 169
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2003 pg. 316 - Marginal, Seriously Flawed
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2003 pg. 316 - Marginal, Seriously Flawed

About the Author
Sir Quentin Blake is a best-selling illustrator and author-illustrator of more than three hundred books, including many by Roald Dahl. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Kate Greenaway, a Bologna Ragazzi Award, and the Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration. In 1999, Blake was named the first Children's Laureate of the United Kingdom. In 2004, he was awarded the Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres by the French government for services to literature and in 2007 he was made Officier in the same order. In 2014 he was admitted to the Legion d'Honneur, an honor accorded to few people who are not French nationals. He lives in England and France.


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