Birdhouse for Rent

Many creatures—from wasps, to messy chipmunks, to a family of chickadees—take shelter in the birdhouse. As the months and seasons pass, the birdhouse tells the story of each of its dwellers: their comings and goings, the nests they build, and the challenges they face.
After a year has passed and the last of the baby chickadees has flown away, the birdhouse wonders, Who will move in next?
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"The expressionistic paintings add much to this simple drama in nature. Using a saturated palette, as rich as melted crayons, the illustrator keeps the golden-yellow birdhouse, its color echoed in the stripes of the tiger cat, at the center of most paintings." Kirkus Reviews