A little boy has lots of wishes (including, enchantingly, rain that comes in seven different colors and flavors), but most of all, he wants something to happen - something extraordinary. The something extraordinary at the end of the book turns out to be birdsong (rendered in speech bubbles as musical notation). Charming. (If you're doing this as a read-aloud, it helps if you can whistle or otherwise imitate bird calls!)

See also: Penguin by Polly Dunbar ( )

Cute! I especially liked how the bird's singing is depicted in little circular snippets of sheet music. ( )