If You Meet a Barfing Bird: How Not to Help Animals

Young readers will learn about the habits of unusual animals and what they really need to exist.

Animals have some unusual ways to survive in the wild. That’s why a sleeping bear might not appreciate an alarm clock. In fact, a wake-up call could be dangerous. In If You Meet a Barfing Bird, kids discover why they should definitely NOT help the animals they meet. A red-lipped batfish doesn’t want water wings and a hairy seaweed crab isn’t looking for a haircut. Hilarious situations and outraged reactions from animals make for a laugh-out-loud read.

Etta Kaner is an award-winning, internationally known author whose nonfiction books for children have been translated into many languages. A former teacher, she is passionate about science books for young readers. When she’s not writing, Etta loves helping animals by growing a large variety of flowers and keeping a birdbath in her garden. She lives in Toronto.

Heather Wilson is a Canadian illustrator and animation designer. She is a graduate of Sheridan College’s Bachelor of Illustration program and recipient of the Brenda Clark Visual Narrative Award. Raised on a farm in rural Ontario, she now lives in Oakville, Ontario.