One day, amidst the usual chirps, tweets, and caws, a little brown bird decides to try singing a new song and sets off an interesting reaction.

"Chee chee, says the wren. Ta-tee-tee, sings the lark. Tink-tink, calls the finch. Goodbye to the dark. With the chirp of a sparrow and the warble of a thrush, night turns to morning against a vivid, brightening sky. One by one, each bird wakes up and issues its call, with songs rising into a crescendo until a little bluebird calls for a hush—and finds its own voice....Mary Murphy revels in the joy of sound and offers an ode to individuality." --book...