Chapter Book-6 Section 3

Author: David Almond 
Title: My Dad's a Birdman
Illustrator: Polly Dunbar
Genre: Children's Literature
Subgenre: Chapter Book
Theme: Creativity, Caring
Primary and Secondary characters: Daughter and Father
Awards, date of publication: 2008
Publishing company: Candlewick
Summary: In a rainy town in the north of England there is a strange thing happening. Lizzie's dad is now building a pair of wings, eating flies, and feathering his nest. Lizzie plays parent to her father's other children after their mother's death. Her father traps himself in his room until he finds purpose in the Great Human Bird Competition. He then lives just like a bird and wins the competition. Lizzie doesn't understand why he asks the way he does until he opens up to her and about how he feels. She then realizes that her mother's death is what has made him this way. This is a very creatively created book. It shows the love that Lizzie has for her father.This would be a great story to tell around Father's Day.