 When Swanda and her dog Waldo move from the countryside to Brooklyn, Swanda misses the wildlife she left behind . . . but not for long. She discovers pigeons and decides to give them a bird feeder all their own. But more and more pigeons come until the situation really gets out of hand. Swanda asks various people for help – the Pest Control Officer, the Zookeeper, and an Exotic Bird Fancier from Peru. They cannot help. At this point her neighbors step in and offer their Brooklynese solution: “Swanda, You Gotta Stop Feedin’ Da Boids!” Swanda is not happy without animals and then she sees a fish in a pet shop window. Vibrant pencil and digitally illustrated artwork add to this amusing tribute to multicultural New York. mjw |
| Title: Stop Feedin’ Da Boids! Author: James Sage Illustrator: Pierre Pratt Publisher: Kids Can Press, Toronto Copyright: 2017 Original Language: English ISBN: 978-1-77138-613-5 Hardcover pages: 32 Age range: 3-7 Genre: Picture Book Book setting: Brooklyn, New York Author’s ethnicity: English Author’s residence: England Illustrator’s residence: Lisbon, Portugal and Montreal, Canada Subjects: Birds, City life, Fish, Pigeons |
Stop Feedin’ Da Boids!
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