Trapani, Iza. Born Inside a Nest So Small: Conversation with a Hummingbird. Iza Trapani, Illus. Charlesbridge, 06/2025. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $17.99. 978-1-62354-584-0. GRADES Preschool–1. ADDITIONAL.
Experience life as a hummingbird through this informative picture book. A young child tells the story of a hummingbird’s life via narrative, rhyming verses, written as short paragraphs. Each spread’s detailed watercolor and gouache illustrations accompany the flowing narration and include a (differently sized) factual sentence or two. This quick-paced introduction to hummingbirds could be shelved in either nonfiction for early readers or in picture books.
Joshua Rees—Daly City Public Library