Stories for Growing
Cover of There Is a Bird on Your Head!Age guidance pending
Facing problems

There Is a Bird on Your Head!

Mo Willems

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A parent who runs a mommy-and-me reading group calls it hilarious and says its simple lesson is using our words to say what we want.

A bird lands on Gerald’s head, then another, then a nest and a family. Gerald frets while Piggie enjoys the show. When Piggie suggests he just ask the birds to leave, he does, and they move to Piggie’s head.

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What children see in the story

Gerald lets the problem grow into a nest and a family before acting; when Piggie points out he can just ask, he faces it directly and asks the birds to leave, and it is solved.

Why it’s on these shelves

Facing problems
Gerald lets one bird on his head turn into a nest and a whole bird family before he does anything. When Piggie suggests he simply ask the birds to leave, he does, and they move out.

Why pick it up?

Gerald asks and the birds move, over to Piggie.

A note for parents

Carstairs Considers (a parent-facing blog) warns that the birds become parents within the book, so a child may ask about eggs. Gerald’s problem moves to Piggie at the end, who takes it cheerfully; the sources do not say how she feels about it.

Where this recommendation comes from

Mommy and Me Book Club

A parent who runs a mommy-and-me reading group calls it hilarious and says its simple lesson is using our words to say what we want.

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