Elevator Bird
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- $8.99
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- $8.99
Publisher Description
Kids and their parents will love this quirky story about kindness, friendship, and a team coming together to make one bird's dream come true...
It takes a strong team to keep the Hotel running smoothly, and Elevator Bird is at the center of it all.
He helps guests get to their rooms and gives great advice about all the best sights in town. He helps the staff get where they need to go, and always has an encouraging word. Elevator Bird makes everyone's day brighter.
So when he confesses to his friend Mousie that he's always longed for a room with a view, Mousie springs into action. All his friends at the Hotel hatch a marvelous plan to make sure Elevator Bird has the nest he deserves.
Sarah Williamson spins a charming tale of friends working together to make a dream come true.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Every member of the animal staff works hard to welcome animal guests to The Hotel from the worm porters ("They love to say, Let us help you with that!' ") to the front desk turtles whose shells resemble the big domed service bell beside them. The staff favorite, though, is the purple-feathered, orange-beaked elevator attendant, who wears a blue tie and hat and uses a stick to push the buttons. "Elevator Bird always has a kind word for everyone," writes Williamson (Cactus and Flower), "and he certainly is very helpful." He's also a connoisseur of fine views, but he seldom gets to enjoy them, what with working long hours and living in the basement amid a maze of pipes. When his colleagues learn of his passion, though, they finagle a rooftop surprise. Adult readers may have a hard time not comparing this elegant little story to sweeter moments of The Grand Budapest Hotel, but that familiarity isn't necessary to appreciate the toylike cast. Rendered in dabs of jaunty gouache and pastel, and wearing eager, diligent expressions, they are graciousness personified. Ages 4 7.
