Books like The Dead Bird

It is true, many children do seem to enjoy the stab of pathos incumbent on finding dead a creature that has no personal weight for them. Kudos to Brown for recognizing that and treating it realistically, I guess? I'm not sure what the point of this story was. Unless you are a kid who has been accused of being morbid or something; then I suppose it helps to know you aren't alone. Go on, kids, dwell on dead birds and darkness and roses losing their petals. Wear black if you want, or conversely, forget the bird and go back to playing tag with your pals as the kids here do at the end. Who wants to dwell on mortality?I read this edition with illustrations by Remy Charlip, not the Christian Robinson reissue.