Mole and the Baby Bird - Hardcover

When Mole finds the baby bird injured and alone he takes it home to look after it very carefully. But soon Mole has the greatest dilemma of all - is the baby bird going to be a pet or is it going to be free. Mole is guided by two wonderful, carefully observed parents and a kind and thoughtful grandfather into making his final and touching decision. This tender and most gentle of picture books explores important and big themes in the most understated and subtle way. Like all Patrick Benson picture books this has the feeling of a children's classic in the making.

Marjorie Newman lives in Southampton and is the author of several other books for children. This is her first book for Bloomsbury. Patrick Benson won the Mother Goose Award for his first book ' the Hob Stories' written by William Mayne and published by Walker Books. Since then he has illustrated many books including ' Owl Babies ' written by Martin Waddell which has sold almost 2,000,000 copies world wide since publication. He now lives in the Scottish Borders with his partner and eight year old son.