Brave Books' first book, called Elephants are Not Birds, follows an elephant named Kevin and a vulture named Culture that tries to convince him he's actually a bird because he can sing well.

Betsy Bird had no idea how much influence her blog about children's books carried until she criticized some fellow bibliophiles at Amazon.com. In a post last October, Bird raised questions about ...

For proof, take a look at the outstanding children’s books she has produced in the past couple of years. In 2012, she wrote and illustrated “Bird Talk: What Birds are Saying and Why.” ...

She will have an exhibit of her drawings and photographs at Storrs Library in Longmeadow during all of September, with a reading for children of “Jo’s Book of Birds For Kids” on Sept. 12 ...