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Something magical happens when a little girl encounters a small red bird--the two instantly see eye-to-eye, and see that there is something in each other that transcends time and space. They become fast friends and connect over their love of listening to the wind, looking at clouds, splashing in puddles, and eating snacks. But the bird can fly, so the girl pretends she can too. Then one day the bird is gone and life isn't the same. The girl is lonely, but the bird visits her in her dreams and she is comforted as they fly together; then as the days pass, the wind, the clouds, and the rain all help her remember her friend and feel the spark of her friend's light still shining within herself.
About the Author
Lori began illustrating in the second grade, when she won the Humane Society poster contest at her school. She awed the judges, won first place and hasn't looked back since. She grew up in Western Pennsylvania marveling at everything from acorns to frogs to big sisters and now makes books about them all. She is the author and illustrator of the award-winning picture book, MAPLE, under Penguin's Nancy Paulsen Books imprint. Its companion books include: MAPLE & WILLOW TOGETHER, MAPLE & WILLOW APART and MAPLE & WILLOW CHRISTMAS TREE (Fall 2016) . Her illustrations can also be seen in: THIS ORQ. (HE CAVE BOY.) , THIS ORQ. (HE SAY UGH.) and THIS ORQ (HE #1) (Fall 2016) by David Elliott, as well as NO, NO KITTEN! by Shelley Moore Thomas. Also look for GO SLEEP IN YOUR OWN BED by Candace Fleming (2017) .Lori's accolades include winning the Society of Children's Books Writers and Illustrators New York Winter conference portfolio award in 2014, the Alabama Library Association's 2015 "Alabama Author" award and the Michigan Library Association Mitton Award in 2016. Her debut book, MAPLE has been recognized as a "Best Children's Books of 2014" by Amazon, a 2014 Giverny Award for "Best Children's Science Picture Book" and selected to represent the Dolly Parton Imagination Library in 2015 and 2016. Both MAPLE and MMAPLE & WILLOW TOGETHER were named "2015 Best Children's Books of the Year" by the Children's Book Committee.
