A superb book with a very important moral message: to work together and to look after our planet. A blackbird talks to a man who is saddened by the state of our planet. The blackbird has an idea which he passes to a fox and a deer. In turn the message gets passed between animals across the whole world. The story had a lovely ending where the whole world joined together to sing the blackbird's song. I really liked reading the author's explanation for the context of the book at the end. The illustrations (as always by Emily Gravett) are exceptional. My children loved looking at them in detail. There were so many wonderful creatures. They also enjoyed listening to the poetic text and we talked about the story and what the blackbird's 'idea' could be. This book would be a lovely addition to a school and would help reinforce the message that we should appreciate the nature and beauty of our world and work together to help preserve it.
Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan children's books for this ARC.