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 enlarge | Author: Deborah Wiles
Publisher: Harcourt Paperbacks
Category: Book
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Rating:  36 reviews
Sales Rank: 175170
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Pages: 276
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Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 5 x 0.9
ISBN: 0152056572
EAN: 9780152056575
ASIN: 0152056572
Publication Date: August 1, 2006
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 A beautiful, bubbling, but bittersweet book September 2, 2007
Debra S. Hunter (Chesterfield Township, Michigan United States)
While organizing books in my basement, I came across a hand-me-down with a cool-looking cover. I read the back and was attracted to the content. I decided I would start reading it to my kids--6, 8, and 10--before bed each night. The author has a very cute way of writing and created such great characters that amused my kids right from the beginning. They especially laughed out loud at everything Merry said.
SPOILER WARNING:
During a flash flood that nearly kills Comfort and Peach, Dismay--funeral dog extraordinaire--gets swept away by the rising water's current. I stopped there for the night and came down to find out what happens. After reading the other reviews and finding out that Dismay does die, I was so sad. I decided to tell the kids the next morning so that they'd be prepared when I read before bed that night. I didn't want to upset them before bed! They took it pretty well and wanted to go on reading that night.
Parents, if you're going to read this book aloud to your children, I hope you can get through it better than I did. I actually had to have my husband take over at certain parts because I couldn't get the words through the lump in my throat nor see for the tears in my eyes! It was a little embarrassing and my daughter said, "Mom, you're weird." LOL
My 8- and 10-year-old enjoyed this book more than my 6-year-old. He lost interest here and there and wasn't interested in hearing the end.
All in all, this book was wonderfully written and was tender and sweet. Death is a part of life and it was nice to talk about the subject with my kids after our nightly sessions. I'm really glad I found this book and got to share it with my babies.
Each little Bird That Sings by:Deborah Wiles June 4, 2007
Have you ever been to a funeral? Have you ever know someone that ruins everything? Well those things happen in Each Little Bird That Sings.It is about a girl named Comfort that surronded by death and all the drama that comes with it.But when her best friend turns straight mean and her annoying cousin Peach comes all she wants to do is hide in her closet and make all her troubles go away. I would recemond this book to people who like drama and suprises.
 Each Little Bird That Sings June 4, 2007
This book is about a girl surounded by death and all the drama that comes with it. I recomend this book to anyone who likes alot of drama and excitment. I also think if you like to read this would be a great book for you. The author of this book really expresses them self, and makes you feel like you were there too.
This book isn`t very hard to read but some of the words are a little tricky, and they are sometimes unfamilar and new too. So if you would like to read this book I hope you enjoy it as much as I did too!
Each Little Bird That Sings June 4, 2007
Have you ever been to a funeral before?Well Comfort has been to 247 funeral.Her father owns the town funeral home and she's been to all of the funerals.So she's surrounded by death.
She can tell you which cassorole to eat and who to sit by and not to sit by.And number 1 on the not to sit by is Peach.He gets on Comfort's nerves.Peach is Comfort's little cousin.Comfort hates Peach.
This book reminds me of myself because sometimes my little cousin gets on my nerves.
I give this book 4 stars.I give this book 4 stars because I thought it was going to be more intresting.I thought Comfort was going to run away with her dog Dimay.
I recommend this book to someone that likes sadness.
Review By: Tatiana Age: 10
Each Little Bird That Sings April 17, 2007
Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles is a young adult realistic fiction novel. The story takes place in Snapfinger, Mississippi in present times. The main character, Comfort Snowberger, is a ten year old girl who lives at a funeral home right near the cemetery. Her best friend is Dismay, her wonderful, "feel-good dog". Wiles writes about Comfort's challenges with death, fear, anger, and her ever-so-annoying cousin, Peach. Meanwhile, Comfort's old best friend, Declaration, seems to be getting meaner by the second. So when worst comes to worst, friends are lost, yet the future still holds promise.
I liked most of this book, but I'll have to say this part was one of my favorites. In one scene about 1/5 of the way into the book, Comfort is making her way up to Listening Rock and describes everything. After just one paragraph you get a crystal clear picture in your head. "A thick stand of rose of Sharon bushes guarded the path with strong woody branches full of wide pink blooms." is one of the descriptive sentences from the novel. This section made me feel as though I was actually there. I felt calm but excited to see what would happen next.
This is my evaluation of the book. Overall I thought Each Little Bird That Sings is a pretty good book. I think there are two morals to this book: 1) don't judge people immediately and 2) to forgive. This book was little bit easy for my reading level, but I still enjoyed it. A lot of this book was sad or scary so I will probably remember it well. I would have to think about whether this book should be on my favorite bookshelf, but in the end I would probably add it to my favorites.
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