The Dead Bird (book)

The Dead Bird is a children's book by Margaret Wise Brown. Brown's text copyright was 1938[1] but it was not published until 1958 (by Addison-Wesley Publishing) with illustrations by Remy Charlip; this was after Brown's 1952 death. The story was reissued in 2016 with new illustrations by Christian Robinson.[2][3][4] The book tells the story of a group of children who find a recently dead (still warm) bird, and bury it with ceremony. Always seen as a "gentle",[2] "standout"[4] book about the emotions attached to death,[2] the book benefits in the newer version from Robinson's "cinematic storytelling", set in a "a lush urban park" with "characters [who] are diverse in gender and ethnicity but universal in their emotions, curiosity, and playfulness".[3]

The Dead Bird
Cover art of The Dead Bird.
AuthorMargaret Wise Brown
IllustratorRemy Charlip
GenrePicture book
Publication date
1958

See also

References
  1. Brown, Margaret Wise (1958). The Dead Bird. New York: Harper Collins. ISBN 0-06-020758-2.
  2. The Dead Bird. By: Gershowitz, Elissa, Horn Book Magazine, 00185078, May/Jun2016, Vol. 92, Issue 3
  3. The Dead Bird. Kirkus Reviews, 19487428, 1/15/2016, Vol. 84, Issue 2
  4. Hunter, Sarah. "The Dead Bird." Booklist 112.6 (2015): 48. MasterFILE Elite. Web. 6 July 2016.


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