Can you hear them?
The birds are calling.
It’s Storytime!!!
Of Birds and Words presents 40 drawings of birds. They share their stories in poetry and fable, written with a nod to 19th Century illustrators whose caricatures of anthropomorphic animals were laden with social commentary.
There are owls and penguins, but also fantastic creatures created in the offbeat imagination of author, Susan Bass Marcus.
Available in bookstores and online: August 11, 2025 for ebook, August 25, 2025 in paperback.
This is my fifth book. Last year, I published Gerty’s Way, which combined illustrations and text about my beloved cartoon character, Gerty. Lots of references to cats, travel, and food. Available on amazon.com. Of Birds and Words captures a world of odd birds and the fun I had inventing idiosyncratic species and their ‘human’ characteristics. Watch this site for purchase details. You won’t regret it.
Susan Bass Marcus Writes 
Absolutely agree! I’m one of the privileged. I have seen the proof! A very imaginative, masterfully illustrated book that will delight you with its unique and very clever view of our bird friends.
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