Little Robins' Love One to Another

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A May morning on the Symmes farm brings children, household chores and a family of talking robins into the same small world. Annie feeds the birds by hand, while Jack's bold visit to the breakfast table prompts a lesson in manners. Among the young robins, Dick resents the way his parents judge his conduct beside that of his brother and sisters.

Madeline Leslie blends these family disagreements with concern for the treatment of birds. Fred objects when other boys disturb a sparrows' nest, and the robin family's visits reveal both human kindness and the danger of trusting a stranger's crumbs. Short chapters, conversations and observations about bird life give the story its shape. Readers interested in older children's fiction will find a clear example of moral teaching through animal characters, with affection, motives and responsibility at the centre of everyday encounters.