Sometimes flying means keeping your feet on the ground... Born in a dismal room in a pet store, Alastair the African grey parrot dreams of escape to bluer skies. He'd like nothing more than to fly away to a palm tree with his beloved sister, Aggie. But when Aggie is purchased by twelve-year-old Fritz, and Alastair is adopted by elderly dance-enthusiast and pie-baker Albertina Plopky, the future looks ready to crash-land. In-between anxiously plucking...

"An orphaned African grey parrot who can speak 127 words. A girl so sick, she has forgotten what it means to try. Fate--and a banana nut muffin--bring them together. Will their shared encounter help them journey through storms inside and out? Will they lose their way, or will they find what really matters? Here is a story that will remind readers how navigating so many of life's desperate adventures requires friendship and, above all, hope."--Dust...

"Quincy's musical Monday will excite very young readers and listeners. Energetic pictures and a funny text tell the story of an adventurous and clever birdie. The clever bird wouldn't stay in his cage, and ready to get into every and anything. Children will enjoy a funny story full of different colors and shapes. They will laugh and learn from the adventurous and clever bird and his animal siblings."-- "T.L. Croom is an author of children's books...