Elisha Cooper,
Elisha Cooper (Illustrated by)
Feb 24, 2026
Hardcover Picture Book
Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Cats / Imagination & Play
Ages 3 to 6
Caldecott Honoree Elisha Cooper returns with a unique and playful tale about an imaginative house cat who dreams of all the wild things it can be.
The imagination of one housecat takes him to unexpected adventures as he dreams of spreading his wings as a "rare bird."
Because a Rare Bird can do anything!
Fly fast through the forest,
or splash in the bird baths,
or meet animals from faraway lands.
Because a Rare Bird can do anything!
Fly fast through the forest,
or splash in the bird baths,
or meet animals from faraway lands.
