The Rare Bird by Cooper, Elisha

The Rare Bird

Caldecott Honoree Elisha Cooper returns with a unique and playful tale about an imaginative house cat who...
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Author: Elisha Cooper
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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The Rare Bird by Cooper, Elisha

The Rare Bird

$67.99 $37.97

The Rare Bird

$67.99 $37.97
Author: Elisha Cooper
Format: Hardcover
Language: English

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.

The imagination of one housecat takes him to unexpected adventures as he dreams of spreading his wings as a "Rare Bird".

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.

Author: Elisha Cooper
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
Published: 02/24/2026
Pages: 40
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.92lbs
Size: 9.21h x 10.34w x 0.44d
ISBN: 9781250364395
Audience: Ages 4-8


Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 01/16/2026 pg. 1
Shelf Awareness 01/01/0001
Kirkus Reviews 10/01/2025
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2025
Publishers Weekly 11/10/2025
Booklist 12/01/2025
Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2026 pg. 56

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.

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