Book Nook: Max and Bird

Children's picture books are fun to review, so I was happy to review Max and Bird, a new picture book featuring Max the Cat. This time, the lovable kitty decides to make friends with a bird, even though he wants to eat Bird. Bird wants to fly, but he's a little bit afraid to, and also a little bit afraid (naturally) that Max will eat him.

It's a cute little book that will delight kids with the unexpected - Max trying to learn to fly right along with Bird, and the idea of a bird and a cat being friends. The simple bold illustrations go well with the story and add to the enjoyment for parents and children.

Ed Vere is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Max the Brave(Sourcebooks, 2015), which was also named one of the Sunday Times’s 100 Modern Children’s Classics.

His book ‘Mr Big’ was chosen by Book Trust as the official Booktime book for 2009 and was distributed to 750,000 British schoolchildren, making it the largest single print run of a picture book. Vere was also the World Book Day illustrator for 2009. In addition to writing and illustrating children’s books, Vere is also a painter and is represented by galleries in London and Los Angeles. He lives in London.