The Birdwatchers

by JAMES, SIMONJAMES, SIMON

• ISBN13: 9780763616762
• ISBN10: 0763616761
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-05-01
• Publisher: Candlewick

Summary

A grandfather shares with his grandchild the quiet wonder of birdwatching - and a wry talent for telling a tall tale. "When I go birdwatching, things happen," Granddad tells little Jess. Sometimes, he says, while he's drawing pictures of the birds, they draw pictures of him. And sometimes they help him out by finding their own names in his bird book. "Birds are amazing," says Granddad, but Jess isn't so sure. So one day she goes birdwatching with Granddad to see for herself. With expressive line-and-wash drawings, Simon James captures the leafy grandeur of the outdoors and the warm, special rapport between a child and a granddad, illustrating once again the huge happiness to be found in little things.

Author Biography

Simon James is the author-illustrator of many acclaimed books for children, including THE WILD WOODS, DAYS LIKE THIS, and LEON AND BOB, which was named a NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW Best Illustrated Book of the Year. Simon James says of his work, "I like to capture a large world and at the same time give the reader the sense of being drawn in to an intimate moment or place."