For the Birds: Nature Notes from a Woodland Studio

If you're into birding, birds, or just curious about what it would be like to actually share your home with several colorful (feathered) characters (no cages!) -- check out this book. Ms. Johns relates her true accounts of sharing a life with birds with compassion and much humor, revealing her ultimate goal to rehabilitate and release birds back into their natural habitat. In addition to her recollections of individual avian personalities, she also explores deeper philosophical themes, often in tandem with her beautiful artwork generously peppered throughout the book. Her descriptions of the Nova Scotia four seasons, so much an artistic backdrop to the book, are rich and entertaining. You can almost be there with her, and want to be!I am definitely going to read more stories by this talented writer/artist/bird-lover! Hope you'll check out her books, too.

I had childlike zeal as I joyously read about Linda's love of the natural world,especially birds.The author's drawing talents are beautifully woven with her gift of writing-rich,reverent,and funny.Her awe for nature and her respectful approach to all living things is to be imitated by all.Though some words are weighty,children should definitely read this book as well as adults.I was as happy as a child as I read about her outdoor adventures and excited when a new bird member joined the household!This book has become an instant favourite,and I certainly can see myself rereading it,as so many times have I revelled in the author's creaive,rich use of words to describe the beauty/mystery of her nature treks.....wow.And how wondrous.