Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman

Eastman, P.D. Are You My Mother?. New York: Random House, 1960.

As a baby bird is hatched and falls from his tree he will begin the adventure of finding his mother. He ventures all around asking everyone he meets like a cat, cow, and even a boat if they are his mother. When finally he runs into a snort that places him back into the nest right before his mother comes back with something to eat. The easy vocabulary used throughout allows this great classic to be a book that many children can learn to read with. The illustrations are simple, but delightful which adds a great deal more to this book. This fun, charming book will have young children all over turning the pages to see if this bird will find his mother.