A celebration of thinking outside the boxor cage!
The Great Bird Circus is headed to a big show, but they run into trouble when they reach the border. Paloma and the ringmaster are allowed to crossbut their birds need paperwork, and lots of it! The situation seems hopeless, unless
what if theres more than one way to get across?
With Palomas quick and creative thinking, shes able to outwit the bureaucracy and come up with a solution: they free the birds from their cages, and while Paloma and the ringmaster drive across the border in their truck, the birds fly overhead! When the circus is reunited on the other side, Paloma suggests the birds dont need cagesthey can fly free.
Minimal text, light humor, and loose illustrations work together to express big ideas simply in this uplifting story that prizes problem-solving and creative thinking.
