A chance meeting between a fish and a bird shows the special things each can do—from flying high in the sky to diving deep into the water—as they enjoy a sunny day together.
Chunhua Huang is a member of the Chinese Writers' Association and Vice Chairman of Wuhan Writers' Association. His works have won the Bingxin Children's Literature New Writing Award and the Children's Literature Magazine Annual Award.
Manon Gauthier is a well-known Canadian children's book illustrator. Her books have been translated into many languages. She is especially skilled at creating stories using collage.
In this sprightly primer on words for action and location, Huang explores the ways that creatures are uniquely suited to their environments, with skills just right for them; the lesson is imbued with extra humor by Gauthier’s exuberant creatures, and the shapes around them mirror their energy with splashes of paint and scribbled lines.
—Publishers Weekly
This simple story, told through lively word choice and imagery with illustrations in an inventive medium, will make a fun and valuable addition to any classroom or library serving emerging readers.
—School Library Journal Reviewer
