The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan is a stunning book. It’s not one you’d read through very quickly but one you would want to pick up over time. It’s filled with delightful stories about birds, nature and personal observations.
Naturally I needed to use my favorite bird mug for sipping while reading. (That mug made it through many years with me at work and brought me happiness in a Dilbert world)
I like the forward of the book written by David Sibley where he’s talking about early birding memories and starting a life list of birds he has seen.
When I was reading the forward I noticed she mentioned not driving and I wondered why. Turns out she has Lyme Disease and I read about that on her website HERE. It's a very interesting article.
In the back of the book, there is a selected reading list, sharing many authors and resources during the writing of this book.
If you have a bird lover in your family this would make a wonderful gift.
This book is shared with Shelleyrae at Book'd Out for the 2025 Nonfiction Reader Challenge. Category: Garden
This sounds lovely! Thanks for sharing Tina.
ReplyDeleteIt's a nice book to peruse slowly. Great drawings.
DeleteThose sketches are gorgeous. I am definitely going to read this book when it's published.
ReplyDeleteLaura, I recently grabbed it from the library so it may be available to you now.
DeleteThanks, I'll put this on my (ever growing) list.
ReplyDeleteStacy, my book to-read list is incredibly long!
DeleteI agree, this is a beautiful book! Amy Tan is a talented artist as well as writer. I was reading it slowly, maybe an entry every day or two, and left the book up in CT. Will pick it up again this summer.
ReplyDeleteJoAnn, won't be long before you are in CT. I got my copy from the library. She's an amazing writer and I had no idea she was so talented sketching.
DeleteI remember reading The Joy Luck Club years ago, but didn't know she was an artist and bird enthusiast. This is definitely going on my TBR pile.
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