A beautiful story told in painting and poetry, depicting greed, loss, mourning, and the struggle with understanding, harmony, renewal and community that might lead to a more peaceful treetop. From cockatiel to pardalote and from kookaburra to frogmouth, the birds sing out with such characterization that one wonders if they might not just be a little human. Inspired by the New York Public Library's French Book Art/Livres D'Artists and Poets in Dialogue exhibit in 2006, this book becomes itself in surprising, visually stunning ways that leave feathers in hand.