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Louisa Parakeet wants to be a big Broadway star. Her biggest challenge is she's so small. She's a parakeet, and while she can sing her heart out and has huge hopes and dream, the casting agents just aren't interested. Until she sees Iguana Menzel in the Weasel of Oz. Then she knows, she just needs to be bigger! Bigger singing, bigger dancing, bigger talent. Now she'll get noticed.
Alright - this is a very cute story about working hard to make your dreams come true, but the real gem is all the funny Broadway references shifted slightly to be about animals. The end papers . . . shows like Sweeney Toad and Mean Gulls - Broadway fans are going to love all the nods to popular shows and stars (Patty LuPony, Otter McDonald!) And the bios at the back, like the book was a playbill. I give Broadway Bird a standing ovation.
Lisa Librarian
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