I Really Want to Be First! (Really Bird Stories #1)
A Really Bird Story
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- $7.99
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- $7.99
Publisher Description
Meet Really Bird, a small bird who lives in a large city park with his friends Cat, Pup, Mouse, and Rabbit. In each story, Really Bird finds himself really wanting something – to be bigger, to have his fair share, or to be the leader – to be really silly, funny, strong, cool, happy, or brave. And when he feels something, he really feels it.
Each story is an entertaining, character-driven narrative based on relatable social/emotional themes, delivered with surprise twists, high drama, and comic timing. Along the way, lessons are learned about qualities such as teamwork and compassion. The emphasis is on character growth and development through creative problem-solving. Friendship and emotional engagement are at the heart of every story.
In I Really Want to Be First!, Really Bird is usually in line behind his two best friends, Cat and Pup. He wants to be first for a change, so he thinks up a scheme to become the leader of the group. Along the way, Really Bird discovers that being the leader involves more than being first.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Ziefert (It's Time to Go to Sleep) and Foster (Take a Hike, Miles and Spike!) launch a dialogue-driven early reader comics series starring Really Bird—a feathered friend who feels things most emphatically. "When I'm happy, or sad, or thirsty, or scared, I'm REALLY happy, or REALLY scared... or REALLY thirsty!" Always feeling third in line behind friends Cat and Pup, Really Bird announces that this time, "I'm the LEADER!" When the pals acquiesce, Really insists they follow to the top of a tree—a climb for which Dog is just not built. Amid the leaves, the mammals become stuck and frantic... and Really Bird shrugs off the responsibilities of having placed friends in a sticky situation, and of helping them down. Really's yearning to be first should resonate no matter where opinion lands on the bird's leadership qualities, and Foster's stripped-down but emotionally operatic cartooning tempers this familiarly touchy interpersonal matter with just the right goofiness, starting with Really himself: a bright blue circle with stick legs, finger-like wings, and an oversize orange beak. A "Think About/Talk About" page invites reader discussion. Publishing simultaneously: I Really Want a Bigger Piece. Ages 5–7.
