I Need a Parrot

Chris McKimmie

I Need a Parrot
  • Format
    Paperback
  • Publisher
    Ford Street Publishing Pty Ltd
  • Country
    Australia
  • Published
    1 September 2019
  • Pages
    32
  • ISBN
    9781925804294

I Need a Parrot

Chris McKimmie

Winner of the CBCA Picture Book of the Year 2020

A book about wanting and needing what a child wants and what a wild bird needs.  

Have you ever not just wanted something, but wanted it so much that you NEED it? The main character in I Need a Parrot wants this pet so much that he attempts to persuade the unseen figure that he should get one.
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