I borrowed this from my public library, as I love birds and bird books for children. This is a sweet and accurate story of a small group of children who watches the life cycle of a pair of Blue Jays from their classroom window. The illustrations are almost three-dimensional. I like the observations and notes the children make. The male brought to the female in his beak: a peanut, caterpillar, sunflower seed, grasshopper, earthworm, grape, acorn, and piece of cookie? The ending is wonderful. Whenever the narrator girl hears a Blue Jay call, she "wonders if it's one of ours." ( )

Quotidian tale of blue jays who don't do anything out of the ordinary. Good for avid fans of the bird, but not for the lay reader. ( )