A picture book about friendship

Broken Wing and Twisted Beak

by Holly Wood

  1. Broken Wing the brown Canada goose and Twisted Beak the spotted duck beside their pond.
  2. Geese, ducks and small brown birds live together beside the park pond.
  3. Geese fly over the pond while others swim below.
  4. Broken Wing stands alone with his injured wing hanging down.
  5. Broken Wing rests his head against his feathers beside the water.
  6. Broken Wing stands by himself at sunset.
  7. Other geese stand together while Broken Wing stands apart.
  8. A group of geese gathers in the distance behind Broken Wing.
  9. Other geese gather around bread with Broken Wing nearby.
  10. The geese walk away together while Broken Wing looks down.
  11. Broken Wing hisses, spreading his injured wing.
  12. Twisted Beak, a white duck with dark patches and a crooked orange bill, swims alone.
  13. Twisted Beak tries to pick up bread from the water with his crooked bill.
  14. A person kneels and holds a piece of bread where Twisted Beak can reach it.
  15. Twisted Beak makes sounds among the other birds.
  16. Twisted Beak dances with his wings spread and one foot raised.
  17. Broken Wing and Twisted Beak face one another at the pond.
  18. Broken Wing and Twisted Beak share a piece of bread.
  19. The two birds notice each other at sunset.
  20. Broken Wing stands quietly, his feathers glowing in the sun.
  21. Twisted Beak and Broken Wing make each other laugh.
  22. The two birds look for each other across the water.
  23. The goose and duck rest close together in the grass.
  24. The friends look out over their pond at sunset.
  25. Many different birds gather beside the pond.
  26. Broken Wing shelters close to Twisted Beak.
  27. The two friends sit together looking toward the sunset.
  28. Broken Wing and Twisted Beak stand together at Fairview Park.
  29. Ma and her black dog Knight-Ears rest together in a glowing heavenly garden.
  30. Broken Wing and Twisted Beak read The Courier Herald outside the newspaper building.
  31. The two birds stand by a hospital garden path with a diverse group of hospital staff behind them.
  32. The two friends stand side by side among flowers beside their pond at sunset.