Wren's Nest

Heidi Stemple didn’t want to be a writer when she grew up. In fact, after she graduated from college, she became a probation officer in Florida. It wasn’t until she was 28 years old that she gave in and joined the family business, publishing her first short story in a book called Famous Writers and Their Kids Write Spooky Stories. The famous writer was her mom, author Jane Yolen. Since then, she has published more than thirty-five books and numerous short stories and poems, mostly for children. Heidi lives and writes on a big old farm in Massachusetts that she shares with one very large cat who lives inside, a dozen deer, a family of bears, three coyotes, two bobcats, a gray fox, tons of birds, and some very fat groundhogs who live outside. Once a year she calls owls for the Audubon Christmas Bird Count.

Since she was born, Wren has always loved birds, especially the wrens, who always sang to her to sleep every night. With her cat Sammy and her grandpa, Wren watches the birds make homes outside her window each spring. With her grandpa, Wren goes sightseeing, but suddenly, her family moves into the city. But in the rafters of her new home, Wren sees a family of phoebes and knows her days with the birds are far from over. Short and cute, this picture book delves into the lives of birds and one girl's love for all of them. Wren grows into her own and shows her new sibling the beauty of birds. Beautiful golds and greens color the pages of this enjoyable picture book. With the tips and tricks in the back of the book that teach about nurturing and loving birds, this book is for any science or bird fanatic.