Bird Book for Kids: Coloring Fun and Awesome Facts, by Katie Henries-Meisner, Andre Sibayan (Illustrator)

 Publication Dec. 5, 2023

What a delight. This book may have been written for children but I've got a sneaking suspicion grown up kids will enjoy it, too. 

You're not going to learn each and every fact about the birds discussed, of course, but that isn't the intention. It's meant to introduce us to a variety of birds, some well known and even common to most areas, others less familiar to us. I liked that although basic information was shared, the author doesn't give specific coloring for each. In other words, the pictures to color are wide open to one's imagination. It follows a simple format, too. First, an introduction page I'll call it, giving very basic facts with a drawing of the bird. The author then shares more info, most of it quite interesting and intriguing. I mean, do you know which bird's head changes color depending on its mood or activity? How about which one can live up to 100-years in captivity? Many fun facts like this are shared. 

Then, after this, there's a separate page to color of the bird. I had the digital version but am assuming based on its format that these pages are deliberately blank on the back side, a fun plus for those who might want to remove the picture to color outside the book. Another fun plus, there are smaller versions of each bird in the back meant to be colored and used as trading cards of a sort. This would be quite fun in a camp or classroom setting where children could freely color and trade cards of their favorites. Learning while having fun. 

Bottom line, a fun, informative book that not only offers coloring but aids in bird identification and provides information almost without the used knowing it. Thanks #NetGalley and #Zeitgeist - #ZKids for allowing me an early peek into this fun book. Given the abundance of chickadees in my yard, it was great to see them included.