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Memoirs of a Parrot Hardcover – Picture Book, May 1, 2016

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Day Four

I'm exhausted.

Today a guy spent an hour asking me my name.

I kept telling him.

"Brock," I said. “Brock! Brock! BROCK!”

He looked very disappointed.

I guess he wanted it to be something else.

Like Poly.

Join a brilliant, but stubborn, parrot as he endures the banality of the pet store before being purchased by an equally insufferable young man. But while things between parrot and owner get off to a rocky start, the delights of having a pet (or human) bring them both around in the end. This book from the award-winning author/illustrator team Devin Scillian and Tim Bowers of the Memoirs series is sure to please fans new and old.

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In "Memoirs of a Parrot", young readers ages 5 to 8 will join a brilliant, but stubborn, parrot as he endures the banality of the pet store before being purchased by an equally insufferable young man. But while things between parrot and owner get off to a rocky start, the delights of having a pet (or human) bring them both around in the end. Author Devin Scillian original and charmingly entertaining story is wonderfully illustrated with the comedically cheery artwork of Tim Bowers. The result is an unreservedly recommended addition to family, elementary school, and community library picture book collections! It should be noted that "Memoirs of a Parrot" is also available in a Kindle edition ($9.99). --Midwest Book Review

Memoirs of a Parrot written by Devin Scillian and illustrated by Tim Bowers is an amusing tale of Brock the parrot and his challenges adjusting to a new life with his new owner, Todd.
Readers are introduced to Brock and his parrot friend Tik Tok as they discuss the communication styles of others in Wilbur s Pet shop where they both live. As they discuss others, they decide that parrots are the only real talkers since dogs seem to yap, fish don t say anything, and while cats may talk, they obviously choose not to.
Brock continually expresses his frustrations with the people who come into the pet shop primarily because they keep calling him Polly and always ask him if he wants a cracker which he thinks, uh, no ! His friend Tik Tok thinks that they should enjoy the attention, but Brock says, Please and that he would rather gargle a pinecone!
One day, a young man came into the pet store and spent a long time asking his name and repeatedly Brock replied Brock! Brock! Brock! Unfortunately, the man seemed disappointed. The next day though, he came back and tried talked to him and told him that his name was Todd. Later, Tik Tok told Brock that the man might buy him and take him home which was a surprise since Brock didn t realize that he was for sale.
Sure enough, Todd did come back to take Brock home and for a short time he actually hoped that Todd lived in a rain forest with bananas and butterflies. That, of course, was not the case; Todd lived in an apartment, played the ukulele, and gave him crackers to eat. Really??? Frustrated, Brock thought he d rather kiss a rattlesnake than stay with Todd and listen to him play that ukelele.
On the second day in his new home, Brock discovered the toaster next to his cage and when he dropped the cracker into the toaster, it would pop out warm and tasty which actually wasn t too bad. Todd gave Brock crackers every day and would tell him to say thank you but Brock refused to speak Todd s language and would only say croop in response to Todd s urgings. Frustrated, Todd played his ukulele. Todd also tried to give Brock the new name of Echo but again, Brock refused to communicate.
After eleven days, Todd took Brock back to the pet shop and complained that his parrot would not talk. Brock, of course, complained to Tik Tok about Todd. When Tik Tok learned that Brock had a nice cage and was able to eat toasted crackers and figs every day, and that Brock was warm and dry, he didn t understand why Todd couldn t be a friend. Brock quipped back that he d rather wear a sweater made of ants!
Days went by and Todd began to give up when Brock refused to say his name or communicate in any way. Brock was disappointed that Todd began to ignore him, but he was not willing to speak Todd s language.
One night, a few days later, Brock dropped his cracker into the toaster and waited for it to pop up. He waited and waited but suddenly smoke began to pour out of the toaster! Realizing the danger, Brock yelled, TODD! TODD! TODD! He woke up, saw the smoke and ran out of the apartment, leaving Brock behind. Just a quickly, Todd ran back into the apartment, pulled the toaster plug and grabbed Brock s cage and took him outside. Brock couldn t believe that Todd had saved him and when Todd asked him if he was okay, he answered, Thank you. Stunned, Todd looked and him and said, what ?
With that, Brock said to him, Echo says thank you. From that point on, Echo and Todd were best of friends with Todd playing his ukulele and Echo singing along in Todd s language.
Readers of all ages will appreciate this delightful tale written by Michigan author, Devin Scillian and also will enjoy the bold illustrations of Tim Bowers particularly the final picture which shows the friendship of newly named Echo and his human her --The Children's Bookshelf

Memoirs of a Parrot by Devin Scillian, illustrated by Tim Bowers, (Sleeping Bear Press, $16.99) is a highly entertaining 32-page book that s ideal for children under 8 years old.
That doesn t mean that kids over eight or adults - won t like it, too, but younger imaginations can sometimes soar more. It s full of great, vivid illustrations that makes the characters and storyline come alive
It focuses on 15 days in the life of Brock the parrot, a smart bird who s living at Wilbur s Pet Shop. He s got a friend, Tik Tok, a Blue Macaw; there are cats and dogs there, too, but they re not saying much of importance.
Brock doesn t like people calling him Polly and asking if he wants a cracker. It just doesn t make a lot of sense to him.
Soon he finds out that he s being offered for sale; a goofy guy named Todd comes back and buys him, taking him home to a small apartment.
Then his adventures really begin as he finds life with the ukulele-playing Todd challenging.
There s a lot more that happens but I don t want to spoil the story; it s fun watching the Brock come to appreciate his new lifestyle.
This is the third book in the series, by the highly successful author/ illustrator team, following the very popular Memoirs of a Goldfish and Memoirs of a Hamster .
They ve also combined their efforts in Memoirs of an Elf , which deals with an oddball adventure with Santa Claus.
Their latest book is a bit unusual it comes with a warning notice on the back of the title page: A note on Parrots from In Defense of Animals which describes many problems facing the species.
Scillian is an award-winning journalist and news anchor for WDIV-TV in Detroit; he s also the creative author of the bestselling A is for America as well as many other children s books.
Tim Bowers, who lives in central Ohio, originally worked for Hallmark Cards as an illustrator. He has since illustrated over 35 children s books, including Dream Big, Little Pig by Kristi Yamaguchi.
Memoirs of a Parrot is ideal to be read aloud it s a wonderful choice for any parent or librarian who wants to stimulate young minds. --Lansing State Journal

About the Author

Devin Scillian is an award-winning author, broadcast journalist, and musician. He presently anchors the news for WDIV-TV in Detroit. He has traveled the world covering news stories from Sydney to Siberia. His school presentations have inspired countless children to think of themselves as not only readers, but writers as well. In addition to Memoirs of a Goldfish, Memoirs of a Hamster, Memoirs of an Elf, and Memoirs of a Parrot, Devin is also the author of numerous books for Sleeping Bear Press including the national bestseller A is for America: An American Alphabet. Devin lives in Michigan with his family. Find out more about Devin at www.devinscillian.com.

Even at a young age, Tim Bowers's artwork reflected a strong sense of humor and an interest in animals. Prior to illustrating children's books, Tim worked as an artist for Hallmark Cards, where he helped launch the popular Shoebox Greetings card line. His first children's book, The Toy Circus, was published in 1986. He now has illustrated more than 25 children's books and garnered various awards including the Chicago Public Library's "Best of the Best" list and several Junior Library Guild selections. Tim's artwork has been included in the Society of Illustrators Annual Art Exhibition and the S.I. Humor Exhibition, as well as featured in children's magazines, used on a wide variety of products, and appeared on hundreds of greeting cards. Original paintings from several books are in private and institutional collections across the country. Tim lives with his family in Granville, Ohio, and travels to schools and libraries to share his work with students.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Sleeping Bear Press; First Edition (May 1, 2016)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 32 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1585369624
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1585369621
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 5 - 8 years
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ AD520L
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ Kindergarten - 3
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 11 x 0.25 x 9 inches
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Customers enjoy the book's storyline and humor. They find it entertaining with fabulous artwork. The book is suitable for young children to listen to or read themselves, making it a must-have for their library. Readers appreciate the message and how the author makes a strong point that a parrot is not a frivolous pet.

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Customers enjoy the story. They find it nice and engaging with a good message about friendship. The artwork is fabulous.

"Memoirs of a Parrot is a wonderful story. It is funny. It is also endearing. If you are teaching character traits and evolution of a character...." Read more

"Just the nicest story of what’s important in friendship, portrayed by parrot and human ❤️ I read it to my second grade class, they adore it." Read more

"A great tale telling how a parrot finds his perfect home. Great mentor text for memoirs." Read more

"...He read it in the library at school and wanted it for his birthday. Cute story." Read more

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Customers enjoy the humor in the book. They find the fish sarcastic and the hamster content.

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Customers like the message. They say the author makes a strong point that a parrot is not a frivolous pet.

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As funny as Memoirs of a Tortoise was heart-warming
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As funny as Memoirs of a Tortoise was heart-warming
Next from the “Memoirs” series of epistolary picture books from Devin Scillian, this parrot installment will make you laugh instead of cry as “Tortoise” did for me. Brock is set in his ways and must adjust to living with human Todd who doesn’t seem to understand parrot language, nor does he seem to grasp that he could even try! The illustrations by Tim Bowers give Brock such personality and clearly convey his disgust, surprise, and stubbornness clearly. The hyperbole that always ends each day’s journal entry expressing how much Brock does not want to try and do something are funny and are sure to add much to the vocabulary of even the youngest reader/listener and make the perfect mentor text for teaching the literary element to older students. So much to love about this whole series and a must-have for libraries, school, home, and public, especially if there are parrot lovers present!
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  • KimmEr
    5.0 out of 5 stars LOVE this series!
    Reviewed in Canada on July 19, 2023
    One of my absolute FAVOURITE series. Highly recommend! Extremely underrated. It's excellent for Read Alouds!
  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Does Polly want a cracker?
    Reviewed in Canada on June 11, 2016
    Absolutely love it! Hilarious journey of friendship and understanding through new forms of communication. My class loves all the Memoir books and have taken to writing their own memoir stories complete with interesting characters and signature phrases. They even wanted to skip recess to work! Devin Scillian is a gifted writer whose talents reach far and wide as he crafts the most vivid characters that you feel you know, or would want to know. Tim Bowers bright and creative artwork brings the story off the page in an exciting and accurate way. Kudos to both of you!
  • Christopher Parker
    5.0 out of 5 stars We already had the Goldfish and Hamster books by the same author but this one is probably my favorite.
    Reviewed in Canada on March 30, 2017
    My daughter loves this book. We already had the Goldfish and Hamster books by the same author but this one is probably my favorite.
  • Client d'Amazon
    5.0 out of 5 stars perfect!
    Reviewed in Canada on April 7, 2018
    The kids loved it!
  • Gizmo
    4.0 out of 5 stars It is from a series by this author
    Reviewed in Canada on October 8, 2016
    Good story for young kids. Girlfriend got this for my girls and they love it.