A review by librarianryan
Oliver the Osprey by Ron Zera

lighthearted slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.5

 
This is a book I would not recommend. Because there are potentially hazardous things included in its pages. The author is trying to talk about a story between some birds and some kids that last through the years. But within the story, the kids feed ducks bread to keep the ducks away from the fish to help the birds. You shouldn’t feed ducks bread. They’re harming one animal to help another. Later in the story, they want to help the bird build a nest by offering its shoes and a yo-yo. To me that’s putting your garbage out in nature instead of where it should be. Then you have the section of where they’re trying to touch, this wild animal. There were just so many things about this book based on the content of the story that means I would never carry it in my library. Add that that the book looks and feels very self-published and not in a good way. This book feels like a high school student was rushing through an assignment to get it turned in.