The Bird King by Shaun Tan I am a fan of Shaun Tan’s work. He creates these beautiful stories with no words, just pictures. They say more than words could say. So, when I saw his new book, The Bird King, I knew I had to read it. In this book he shares his sketches, his unfinished work, his unpublished work–he shares pieces of his sketchbook and thought...

Birds of a Feather: a book of idioms and silly pictures by Vanita Oelschlager is a delightful, colorful book filled with fun idioms (many bird related). Each idiom has a vibrant, silly illustration depicting the literal take on the sayings, such as “Bird of feather, flock together” and “Wild Good Chase”. My very favorite was “Ants in your pants” hahahahaha…...

I love birds.       I love books. I often read books about birds.         And so, I have decided I will start a specific set of posts reviewing books about birds. I will let you know once I do my first. =) And if you read any good books about birds or bird books, I would love to hear about them. Recommend...

…for I have sinned. It has been 4 days since my last post. Life has held me hostage. I’ve barely had the chance to even pick up a book, let alone write about them or photograph them but don’t worry, I still love them. It is deep rooted in every fiber of my being. For now, I want to share this amazing book photo I found on flickr,...

I guess I am not so good at hiding my addiction as I thought I was… I have been informed by unmentionable parties that more of my ‘stashes’ have been found… Drats! Where to...

These are two of my favorite things… apparently others too… Here are 25 wonderful photos with the theme “books and birds” “birds and books”… Here is a lot more…(click the individual picture to see it bigger) http://www.flickr.com/photos/mypapercrane/2488963139/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/ps_portfolio/4001838423/...