Author: Caroline Stills
Publisher: Text Publishing
School: Brentwood Park Primary School
Reviewer: Amya
Genres: Family relations, Grief
Category: Contemporary
When Millie was nine years old her mum got sick, very sick. And now, on the night of Millie’s tenth birthday party, things are getting serious. Millie sits on the back step of her house, worried and upset, and two shiny black crows fly into the yard, catching her attention. Do they just want some of the cheeseburger she’s attempting to eat? Or are they visiting for some other reason? Before long Millie starts to…
A Gift from the birds is a story where the symbolisation of birds, grief and a pinch of happy times which has engaging description.It is about a girl named Millie with her parents and she turned ten years old. She then meets two crows in her backyard and faces a terrible loss later in the story. A Gift from the birds is a book that describes sadness and how Millie deals with this. I would rate this 5 stars for ages 9-12.
