A little bird just wants some peace and quiet--but he's about to get a
whole lot more than he bargained for in this clever picture book debut,
in the tradition of Jon Klassen's I Want My Hat Back.
It's a beautiful, sunny day in the swamp when a little yellow bird
settles down on a rock--only to be interrupted as first a heron, then a
frog, then a turtle ask to sit on the rock with him. As each animal says
"pardon me," the little bird's replies get grumpier:
"I suppose I can't stop you."
"It's already crowded, don't you think?"
"Sure, the entire swamp's here already. Why shouldn't you be, too?"
When a fox comes by, the bird finally loses his cool. But it just so
happens that fox showed up for a reason, and the little bird's outburst
leads to a surprise ending you'll want to read again and again.