The Magpie's Nest

By Taffy Thomas, Becca Hall (illustrator),

Book cover of The Magpie's Nest: A Treasury of Bird Folk Tales

Book description

From crowded train stations to quiet woods and from city centres to our own back gardens, birds remind us that nature is everywhere. But do you know which is the king of the birds? Has anyone ever told you how the brave swallow got its forked tail? And what of…

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1 author picked The Magpie's Nest as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Taffy Thomas MBE was the UK's first storytelling laureate and is a mesmerising storyteller.

He has clearly spent his entire life appreciating birds. His chosen stories are delightfully blended with folklore, history, rhyme, riddles, bird facts, and fiction. Reading this book is like a nature ramble with a wise, witty friend. The charming pictures, black and white and colour add to the joy of this magical book.

I usually dip in and out of folktale books, looking for stories to tell, but this book captivated me from the first page, and I read it from cover to cover. Birds are…

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