Louis and the Dodo — Mark Shulman

The amazing voyage of a special boy--captured in lush, evocative artwork by an up-and-coming illustrator--will entrance young readers and teach them the importance of individuality, loyalty, and a love for all living things.

Louis isn't like other boys: he loves birds as much as other kids love baseball, and he helps and protects them in every way. And today his adored birds are all atwitter: they've learned that earth's last living dodo is trapped by the eeriest, creepiest circus ever, and forced to perform dangerous tricks. Louis resolves to return the bird to its home, and, together with his feathered friends, he succeeds...and earns a visit to a magical world no other human has seen before.