Early one spring morning, a little blue bird woke from her nest eager to fly. She was about to take off, when she stopped. Something was different. Something was missing--her friend, the wind! Not a leaf in her tree was moving. "I've never flown without the wind," she thought. "I better find my friend right away!" So she hopped down into the park to do just that. She landed by a group of dandelions to see if the wind was there, blowing their seeds away, making wishes. But the dandelions were still, and each had all of its seeds. She found a kite resting on a bench. The wind loved to help kites perform acrobatics high in the sky. But this one just sat there looking lonely. Excerpted from Bluebird by Lindsey Yankey All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.
