cover image The Buffalo's Story/The Bird's Story

The Buffalo's Story/The Bird's Story

Siobhan Brandon. Zero to Ten, $7.95 (24pp) ISBN 978-1-84089-120-1

In two paper-over-board entries in the Animal Friends Flip-Overs series by Siobh n Brandon, illus. by Caroline Jayne Church, readers flip the book midway through to complete the tale. The Bird's Story and The Buffalo's Story features an African egret who ""would really like some fat juicy bugs"" to feed her baby. Lo and behold, there's Buffalo with a back full of bugs. Readers then turn the book over to meet him, bothered by ""tics and bugs biting him-just out of reach."" In The Honey Badger's Story and the Honey Guide's Story the badger and bird help each other get something sweet to eat. (Oct.)