The Bird Who Was Afraid to Fly

“A bird who’s afraid to fly is like a fish afraid of the water!”

What are you afraid of?
Sam is afraid to fly.
Being a bird makes this awkward.
His parents don’t understand.
His brothers and sisters don’t understand.
Sam himself doesn’t understand.
He wants to bob with the bats and flit with the fireflies and soar with the starlings.
But he can’t even look over the edge of his nest.
What to do when fear stops you from living?

Appropriate for children ages 7–11. With charming illustrations of Sam the sparrow, his family, and the Italian countryside by award-winning artist Sara Angus, children will be enchanted while they learn lessons about fear, confidence and the strength in acknowledging we sometimes need help.