A review by beths0103
The Lion and the Bird by

4.0

When a lion patches up a wounded bird, they become instant friends, spending the winter together as the little bird heals. But as spring comes and the little bird is now able to fly, he joins his flock, leaving lion all alone.

This is a tender, beautiful story about the need to give friendship wings sometimes. What I wonder though is if this would have been more successful as a wordless picture book. The text almost felt superfluous here, as the story could have been told with fewer illustrations and no words. It was still lovely as it is, I just wonder if it could have been even more impactful without any words at all.