Ellie pet-sits for her neighbor's African grey parrot Alix, about whom she is writing a report, while her family argues over whether to get a cat or a dog, and her little brother accidentally lets Alix out of his cage, all of which is chronicled in Ellie's ever-present sketchbook.
When a wild blue Spix's Macaw is spotted in the Amazon jungle, Blu and Jewel head off to search for more of their kind, but who they meet is the biggest surprise of all.
Ornithologist Joanna Burger provides an account of her complicated, but enriching relationship with Tiko, a Red-lored Amazon parrot she has lived with for fifteen years.
Pirate Captain Boom hires Max to look after his parrot, Squawk, but he must contend with Boom's meddling neighbor, Becky Bones, and catastrophe strikes when Boom's ship, "The Leaky Dip," is accidentally cast out to sea.
Spoiled Princess Penelope cannot get her new parrot to talk, even after threatening it. But when Prince Percival comes courting, the parrot gets revenge on the greedy princess.
