Pardon Me!

A little bird just wants some peace and quiet--but he's about to get a whole lot more than he bargained for in this clever picture book debut, in the tradition of Jon Klassen's I Want My Hat Back.

It's a beautiful, sunny day in the swamp when a little yellow bird settles down on a rock--only to be interrupted as first a heron, then a frog, then a turtle ask to sit on the rock with him. As each animal says "pardon me," the little bird's replies get grumpier:

"I suppose I can't stop you."
"It's already crowded, don't you think?"
"Sure, the entire swamp's here already. Why shouldn't you be, too?"

When a fox comes by, the bird finally loses his cool. But it just so happens that fox showed up for a reason, and the little bird's outburst leads to a surprise ending you'll want to read again and again.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Published: 06/17/2014
ISBN: 9781442489974
Pages: 40
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.10h x 11.10w x 0.50d

Review Citations: School Library Journal 04/01/2014 pg. 129
Publishers Weekly 04/07/2014
Kirkus Reviews 05/01/2014
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2014 pg. 586

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 182075 / Pardon Me!
Reading Level: 1.1 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5