Mr Finch leads a quiet life with his best friend, a small red bird. Nothing very exciting ever happens to them and that suits Mr Finch very well. Until one day, when his one and only friend disappears! Terribly worried Mr Finch heads off in search of the bird into the heart of a jungle that has recently invaded the city . . . Suddenly, Mr Finch finds himself on an extraordinary journey that teaches him far more than he realised about himself. Will this journey allow the two friends to take flight and finally find true happiness? A tender and magical picture book that shows happiness is sometimes very close at hand just waiting to be found!

 

There are 40 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2018 by Tate Publishing .

Thomas Baas was born in Strasbourg where he attended the College of Decorative Arts. He has illustrated many children's books in France for Flammarion Jeunesse.