The Backyard Bird Chronicles

This beautiful book never reached my friend. Amazon said it was delivered but she did not get it and I have not been able to get a refund and resend the gift to her.

We all know what a great writer Amy Tan is but I didn't know that she is an excellent artist who has been drawing sketches and paintings of birds since she was a child. This is my favorite book of hers to date. She encourages us all to look closer, move slower, just observe and then sketch! I love her.

Half way through this book and I have a little chuckle to myself on every other page. Good story telling and illustrations.

Beautiful book, and a perfect gift for the bird nerd in your life.

This is a gorgeous book! I gave it as a gift, and I (and the recipient) liked it so much I had to order one for me too! I love the story about how Amy Tan, a well-known fiction author, goot through the pandemic with two new hobbies: birds and art. She has learned to become a fantastic illustrator and nature jourtnalist, and her love and compassion for birds and other wildlife is heartwarming. She has given me hope as these are some of my budding hobbies as well. I don't recomend the audiobook as you're going to want to see the pictures. The flexibound cover is between a hard and soft cover book. I found it nice and it does include a dust jacket.