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Fagan, Cary

A Cage Went in Search of a Bird

32 pp. | Groundwood | May, 2017 | Trade ISBN 978-1-55498-861-7 $18.95 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-55498-862-4
(4) K-3 Illustrated by Banafsheh Erfanian. In this story inspired by a Franz Kafka aphorism, an empty birdcage seeks to lend itself existential meaning by finding a new bird to reside in its shelter. But every offer of comfort or companionship is summarily rebuffed, leaving the cage feeling deserted. A nonsensical plot is offset by strikingly vivid acrylic and oil-pastel illustrations.
Reviewer: Jessica Bushore

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