magpies

"In this Swedish folktale, a young boy longs for all the nice things other children have. An old woman tells the boy a secret for granting wishes: sprinkling salt on a magpie's tail. Bit, before the magpie will grant the boy's wish, the bird has some strange requests of his own"--Publisher.

Magpies Meg and Ash want their nest to be the best, and to have everything their chicks will need when they hatch, so they add everything from cuckoo clocks to mops and socks.

"Silva and her family visit her grandfather, only to find his health has taken a bad turn. As they struggle with this news, Silva seeks escape in books at the local library. But she gets more than she bargained for when a magpie guides her to a secret, magical room containing books that she can not only read, but that she can live. Silva finds herself in the worlds of the characters . . . who all turn out to be real people. People she knows. There's a catch, though--she soon discovers that the magpie has lured her to these books for selfish and dark reasons. Going back to the books could mean losing her soul . . ."--Publisher.

A big-hearted bird, who loves to find things and loves to help, gets tripped up by homonyms and gets everything wrong! Will she ever get it right? Then the bird's friends take a second look at the goofed gifts and realize that, with a little creativity, the magpie gave them just what they needed.

An injured magpie and a one-eyed dog live happily together in the forest, until a jealous fox arrives to teach them what it means to be alone.

Maggie, a magpie who has joined a pack of wolves, befriends the alpha's male pup, Lamar. But Lamar's curiosity and compassion may threaten the pack's ability to survive.

It isn't always easy being a moose but this young moose has a special joke-telling friend to keep him company and to help him find his way. Join Moose, Magpie and some other animal friends as they frolic through a year of changes. Includes "For Creative Minds" educational section.

Carla, who lives with her family in the city, shares a close relationship with her grandad in the country through their correspondence.

An injured magpie and a one-eyed dog live happily together in the forest, until a jealous fox arrives to teach them what it means to be alone.

An English folktale adaptation set in the U.S., in which Magpie patiently explains to the other birds how to build a nest but is not heeded by some impatient ones, who fly off without listening to the directions. Includes extension activities.