Description: "Bernardo the frog loves dawn, and the birdsong that carries the woods into each new day. But it's the very beauty of birdsong that also highlights for him the insufficiency of his own croaking voice, and this makes him sad."--
Brief description:
Mk Smith Despres writes, teaches, and reads lots of books with their family in western Massachusetts, where the stars are particularly bright and the night song is especially beautiful.
Review Quotes: A 2025 Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Book of the Year, Outstanding Merit!
A finalist for the 2024 New England Book Award, Best Picture Book!
Longlisted for the 2025 Mass Book Award, Best Picture Book/Early Reader!
A Children's Book Council January 2023 Hot Off the Press selection!