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National Bird-Feeding Month

February is National Bird-Feeding Month! It's a time to support wild birds during the difficult winter season. Celebrate with these picture books featuring our favorite feathered friends!

Fulton County Library System

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  • "Portrays a variety of birds and their calls, using the "memory phrases" that birdwatchers have devised to help them hear and remember birdsongs."
    Picture BookNew York : William Morrow, c1999. — J PICTURE JONAS
  • "Is there someone out there for everyone? Two lonely souls find each other in this unusual tale of friendship and belonging from award-winning comic writer Cary Fagan. In her North American debut, illustrator Banafsheh Erfanian brings…
    BookToronto ; Berkeley : Groundwood Books, House of Anansi Press, 2017. — J PICTURE FAGAN
  • "Take a beautifully illustrated journey -- with an adorable kiwi bird as your guide -- through the vast and colorful world of birds, with its tapestry of textures, sounds, and sights."
    BookWhite Plains, New York : Peter Pauper Press, Inc., 2020. — J PICTURE OPIE
  • "Blue-footed boobies live on one rock. Red-footed boobies live on another. Blues and Reds keep apart... until one day a pair runs into each other and falls in love. Their families don't approve. Silly boobies! But when something wonderful…
    Picture BookNew York : Two Lions, an imprint of Amazon Publishing, [2024] — J PICTURE DYCKMAN
  • "Little Louie must take a plane south for the winter because he has not yet learned to fly, but he becomes lonely while waiting for his family, and the desire for a friend, combined with an accident, provides the motivation he needs to…
    Picture BookNew York : Walker & Co., 2007. — J PICTURE MORISON
  • "Harold is an amazing mimic, and can imitate the sound of everything in his home. Tired of repeating the same old noises, he yearns to find out what other voices there are in the big, wide world. But what happens when he suddenly realizes…
    Picture BookAuburn, ME : Child's Play Inc., 2013. — J PICTURE DICMAS
  • "Mama bird is ready for baby to leave the nest, but Baby keeps seeing danger at the base of the tree. What's a mother bird to do?"
    Picture BookNew York : Viking, [2017] — J PICTURE SHENEMAN
  • "Little Bird loves learning new words and sharing them with his friends, so when he realizes that his latest one is a bad word, he knows just what to say to set things right."
    Picture BookNew York, N.Y. : A Feiwel and Friends book, an imprint of Macmillan, 2015. — J PICTURE GRANT
  • "A picture book about a nerdy birdy who just wants to hang out with the cool birds."
    Picture BookNew York : Roaring Brook Press, 2015. — J PICTURE REYNOLDS
  • "Bertie the bird is ready to fly, but none of the so-called experts giving him advice has ever flown."
    BookNew York : Sterling Children's Books, [2016] — J PICTURE GORIN
  • Only

    the Bird Who Liked Being Alone

    Anderson, Airlie,
    "A bird named Only likes his quiet time and alone time, but he does not want to be lonely."
    Picture BookNew York : Little, Brown and Company, 2024. — J PICTURE ANDERSON
  • "A boy thinks about the life of a little black crow that he sees, wondering where it goes in the snow, where it sleeps, and whether or not it worries like he does."
    Picture BookNew York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2010. — J PICTURE RASCHKA
  • "Karate Kakapo loves karate more than anything - more than kung fu, more than judo, more than taekwondo. No one at her dojo tries harder or practices more."
    BookToronto : Kids Can Press, 2018. — J PICTURE CUNTI
  • "A pigeon private eye captures a birdnapper with help from his feathered friends."
    BookNew York, New York : Clarion Books, 2017. — J PICTURE MCLAREN
  • "After conquering his fear of flying, talented artist Hugo the bird makes a new friend and explores his beloved city of Paris."
    Picture BookNew York : Dial Books for Young Readers, c2013. — J PICTURE DOMINGUEZ
  • "A little yellow duckling is amongst animal friends who are all sure of the sounds they make: hiss, neigh, moo, cheep, cluck and oink. But when Duck goes 'meow', the other animals say no, that is wrong, try again... then Duck's mama…
    Picture BookTulsa, OK : Kane Miller, a division of EDC Publishing, 2024. — J PICTURE MACIVER
  • "Marco the bird does not want to take the time to prepare for bedtime because there are so many more important things for him to do."
    Picture BookNew York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2010. — J PICTURE CHAST
  • "Tired of the bragging of Percival the peacock, Poulette convinces the other hens in the barnyard that they can outperform the boastful bird in a ballet she creates."
    Picture BookNew York : Holiday House, c1995. — J PICTURE AUCH
  • "When Opal the ostrich is anxious, her neck feels as wobbly as a spaghetti noodle. Her family lovingly calls this 'The Noodles,' and tries their best to help. But it's not easy to calm down when you're a worrier like Opal-especially when…
    Picture BookNew York : Rocky Pond Books, 2023. — J PICTURE FEDER
  • "Mingo is injured and loses his memory when he faces a bad storm during his first migration, but he makes friends who will do whatever it takes to help him heal and get back where he belongs."
    BookNew York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2017] — J PICTURE OSWALD