The Baby Beebee Bird-Diane Redfield Massie August 20, 2007
Please say the following in a high-pitched baby bird voice: (Yes, there is such a thing.) “Beebeebobbibobbi beebeebobbibobbi beebeebobbibobbi beebeebobbibobbi beebeebobbibobbi beebeebobbibobbi.” And therein lies the premise for The Baby Beebee Bird by Diane Redfield Massie. The animals at the zoo “…were all asleep. The zoo was very still …until…” well, see above repetition. The zoo creatures, of course being unable to sleep, devise a scheme to, um, help the Baby Beebee Bird adjust his wakeful hours to a more reasonable time. After all, “Nighttime is really best for sleeping…especially for very little birds.” Alas, if nothing else, the kids at school can really relate to the annoying part-visualize a virtual plethora of sly grins. I should mention that I’ve been stricken from best friend status of many a teacher as their students “Beebeebobbibobbi” all the way back to class. The illustrations by Steven Kellogg-How could it be anyone else?-are colorful and kid-friendly. You know what? I probably should have written this review at a different time of day. Oh, well, beebeebobbibobbi beebeebobbibobbi beebe…
The Baby Beebee Bird 
Written by Diane Redfield Massie
Illustrated by Steven Kellogg
Accelerated Reader RL 2.5
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