Sylvia and Bird
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- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Catherine Rayner
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Summary
Sylvia is the only dragon in the whole world， and she is very lonely - until one day， she meets Bird。 Tiny and chirpy， so different from the huge dragon， Bird somehow changes Sylvia's life for ever。
Reviews
Annie Kennedy
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A great story about friendship and compassion。 The children （Year 3 and 4） really enjoyed listening to this book at the end of the day。
Lauren Drake
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A beautifully illustrated book about friendship。 This could be a great book for children who are having issues with their friendships and finding themselves getting jealous when their best friends choose to play with someone else and could help them see that no matter what， you will still be friends。
Chloe Saunders
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A sweet story about friendship。
Ella
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A lovely story about friendship and belonging。 Sylvia is the only dragon on Earth and is sad and lonely until one day she meets Bird。 They become great friends and do everything together but when Bird talks to the other birds Sylvia feels lonely so goes to find other dragons。 She realises she belongs with Bird and can be happy with her friend。 The illustrations are calm and fun and have a slight child-like look to them which children are likely to enjoy。 This would be a nice read aloud book for A lovely story about friendship and belonging。 Sylvia is the only dragon on Earth and is sad and lonely until one day she meets Bird。 They become great friends and do everything together but when Bird talks to the other birds Sylvia feels lonely so goes to find other dragons。 She realises she belongs with Bird and can be happy with her friend。 The illustrations are calm and fun and have a slight child-like look to them which children are likely to enjoy。 This would be a nice read aloud book for FS and KS1 children。 There are lots of opportunities for high quality talk and the magical sense of the book creates good opportunities for imagination which could be used as a stimuli for writing tasks。 。。。more
Pi
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"Sylvia and Bird"， to już kolejne moje spotkanie z książką dla dzieci autorstwa Catherine Rayner i choć prawie każda z poprzedniczek podobała mi się， to ta podoba mi się chyba najbardziej。 Przepiękna， prosta opowieść o pewnej smoczycy o imieniu Sylvia i małym， żółtym ptaszku， który zostaje jej przyjacielem。 Ta historia porusza co najmniej dwie kwestie。 Pierwszą jest samotność， drugą jest zaś umiejętność doceniania tego， co się ma。。。 ach！ i oczywiście przyjaźń :） Urzekała mnie autorka zarówno opo "Sylvia and Bird"， to już kolejne moje spotkanie z książką dla dzieci autorstwa Catherine Rayner i choć prawie każda z poprzedniczek podobała mi się， to ta podoba mi się chyba najbardziej。 Przepiękna， prosta opowieść o pewnej smoczycy o imieniu Sylvia i małym， żółtym ptaszku， który zostaje jej przyjacielem。 Ta historia porusza co najmniej dwie kwestie。 Pierwszą jest samotność， drugą jest zaś umiejętność doceniania tego， co się ma。。。 ach！ i oczywiście przyjaźń :） Urzekała mnie autorka zarówno opowieścią， fabułą， jak i ilustracjami。 Bardzo lubię jej ilustracje， ale tutaj są naprawdę cudowne。 Niesamowicie pięknie stworzyła Sylvię！ To chyba najwspanialszy smok， jakiego widziałam w bajkach。 Ma fantastyczny kolor， taki turkus przejrzystej wody， mieni się， jest jak ulotna chwila， jak marzenie i ten ptaszek， żółty， maleńki。。。 polecam 。。。more
Luke Nicholls
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A nice， interesting short book with a lovely message。 I loved the illustrations- but the story as a whole was a little lacking in substance。 Wouldn't necessarily want to use with the children。 A nice， interesting short book with a lovely message。 I loved the illustrations- but the story as a whole was a little lacking in substance。 Wouldn't necessarily want to use with the children。 。。。more
Abigail
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A lonely dragon， living on a high mountaintop， unexpectedly finds a friend in Sylvia and Bird， a gentle tale touching upon issues of companionship and belonging。 When Sylvia， who has never found another dragon with whom to commune， meets Bird， she experiences the joy of friendship for the first time。 Together， she and her tiny yellow companion go swimming， forage for food， and build a nest。 But although they spend time together every day， "just like friends do，" Sylvia still sometimes feels sad A lonely dragon， living on a high mountaintop， unexpectedly finds a friend in Sylvia and Bird， a gentle tale touching upon issues of companionship and belonging。 When Sylvia， who has never found another dragon with whom to commune， meets Bird， she experiences the joy of friendship for the first time。 Together， she and her tiny yellow companion go swimming， forage for food， and build a nest。 But although they spend time together every day， "just like friends do，" Sylvia still sometimes feels sad and alone。 After all， Bird has other birds with whom she belongs， unlike Sylvia， who seems to be the only dragon around。 Is it possible that Sylvia might find other dragons on the moon？ And is it worth the price she （and Bird） might pay， to find out。。。？With such a wealth of "friendship stories" available to the picture-book reader， many of them quite well-illustrated， it must be difficult for a children's author to create one that stands out from the crowd。 Fortunately， Catherine Rayner - who recently contributed her lovely watercolor/pencil-crayon illustrations to Linda Newbery's Posy - manages to do just that with Sylvia and Bird。 Her simple， straightforward text， paired with expressive artwork， evokes a wealth of underlying emotion， from the melancholy of solitude to the joy of shared activity。 Although her narrative is never marred by any sort of didacticism， it manages to suggest the ideas that friendship cannot banish every kind of sorrow， that our friends can't always come with us， on our journeys of discovery， and that choosing to pursue one path often requires abandoning another。 Quite a heavy message for a sweet little picture-book to carry， but Sylvia and Bird does so with aplomb！ I will be looking for more from Ms。 Rayner。。。 。。。more
Amy Carter
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The illustrations in this book are absolutely beautiful， I love them！ The narrative follows a lonely dragon who befriends a bird and an unlikely friendship then forms。 The story is super sweet and very heartwarming。
Alicia Steagall
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Precious story to read a child。
Blake Bramley
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~ Catherine Rayner is the study of an author project I am doing so excuse the sudden influx of her books ~ I quite liked this one （I like anything with dragons in let's be honest。。。） and can imagine it working really well with slightly older children。 Even though the story is basic and the language aimed at younger children， I can see it being an easy to understand book that could be made much broader and deeper using the context and empathy it holds。The moral in the book is again very clear and ~ Catherine Rayner is the study of an author project I am doing so excuse the sudden influx of her books ~ I quite liked this one （I like anything with dragons in let's be honest。。。） and can imagine it working really well with slightly older children。 Even though the story is basic and the language aimed at younger children， I can see it being an easy to understand book that could be made much broader and deeper using the context and empathy it holds。The moral in the book is again very clear and strong， with the two titular characters going on a journey of discovery and learning that the best friendships can be just as good as any family and just as strong， and that looking different is more than okay。 This book has much more action， with a good arc for plot， which I feel older children would appreciate as well。 。。。more
Iqra Fiaz
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This books tells the story of a lonely dragon， Sylvia， and how she manages to befriend Bird。 It is a heartwarming tale that takes the reader from loneliness to contempt， as and when Sylvia feels those emotions。 The illustrations add to the engagement with the story， through the use of colours， lines and space。 The softer tones made the story feel more sensitive; which is also made effective by the lines used to draw the illustrations which are soft and thin。 The spacing represents and amplifies This books tells the story of a lonely dragon， Sylvia， and how she manages to befriend Bird。 It is a heartwarming tale that takes the reader from loneliness to contempt， as and when Sylvia feels those emotions。 The illustrations add to the engagement with the story， through the use of colours， lines and space。 The softer tones made the story feel more sensitive; which is also made effective by the lines used to draw the illustrations which are soft and thin。 The spacing represents and amplifies Sylvia's feelings， so when she is feeling lonely， she takes up less space on the page than when she and Bird have become friends， where she is much bigger and takes up more space。There is lots of unpack in this text but it is a very enjoyable read。 。。。more
Suzanne Kunz Williams
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Sylvia the dragon feels like she is the only dragon that she knows of。 And she feels lonely。 I think we all feel that ways sometimes。 Whether you're the only girl in a family of boys， or the only one of your religion at your school， or the only one who seems to like certain things， or the only one who seems to dislike certain things being different can be a lonely experience。 Know you are not alone。 There are many around you who love you。 I think that's one reason God put us here on earth in fam Sylvia the dragon feels like she is the only dragon that she knows of。 And she feels lonely。 I think we all feel that ways sometimes。 Whether you're the only girl in a family of boys， or the only one of your religion at your school， or the only one who seems to like certain things， or the only one who seems to dislike certain things being different can be a lonely experience。 Know you are not alone。 There are many around you who love you。 I think that's one reason God put us here on earth in families， so that that we are never alone。 And with God loving us we are never alone on that account either。** Talking Points - tell us about some times in your life when you have felt the most alone。 Bird is Sylvia's best friend。 Who are some of your best friends？ Did you have an easier time making friends as a child or do you have an easier time making friends now？ Have you ever known that someone felt alone， or may have felt alone， and helped them？ How did that feel？ Are we more alike than different？ Which person in your family do you seem to be the most like？** Essential Oil Pairing Tip - This book is about feeling lonely。 And I think the perfect oil to diffuse （or put on） with that is doTERRA's Console essential oil blend。 It's the perfect blend to diffuse when those sad times come - and sad times to come everyone。 It helps us to see our sorrows and to face them and to work through them。 。。。more
Claire Walker
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Beautiful illustrations and a sweet story about an unlikely friendship。 Could be used to fuel a task about other unlikely pairings of animals that could be friends。。 talk about animal characteristics， skills， habitats
Sourimak
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Si les illustrations sont indéniablement magnifiques， le texte， trop répétitif et naïf à mon goût， ne les met pas assez en valeur。 L'histoire d'amitié， très simple， illustre le fameux propos: on sait ce que l'on a mais jamais ce que l'on perd。 Si les illustrations sont indéniablement magnifiques， le texte， trop répétitif et naïf à mon goût， ne les met pas assez en valeur。 L'histoire d'amitié， très simple， illustre le fameux propos: on sait ce que l'on a mais jamais ce que l'on perd。 。。。more
Kristen Thorp
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69/365
Jenna Mills
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Sweet
Claudia G-D
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Lovely illustrations
Alyssa Gudenburr
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An ADORABLE book about a dragon who forms a friendship with a bird。 A great lesson on the power of friendship。
Benjamin Spring
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Gorgeous illustrations but this is another example of an author writing a synopsis for a story instead of writing the story itself。。。
Sarah Taylor
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A story of friendship - this is a good book for children who are experiencing friendship issues such as being left out or feeling jealous when their best friend plays with other children。
Stefanie
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A great book about friendship and how we can be different and still be friends。 The illustrations are what really caught my eye， watercolor and ink， I think。 Sylvia is this beautiful blue-aqua-turquoise-sapphire dragon。
Stefany Boleyn
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A touching story about how Sylvia and Bird become friends。 Used for my bird storytime for the older （3-5's） kids。 A touching story about how Sylvia and Bird become friends。 Used for my bird storytime for the older （3-5's） kids。 。。。more
Cheryl
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The trouble with fables and other sources of moral lessons is that they so often contradict each other。 The Christian bible， for example， advocates for both revenge and forgiveness。 Aesop roots for both meekness and assertiveness。 And the message that Rayner conveys here is the exact contradiction of what I expected。 And I am *not* convinced of Rayner's pov。（view spoiler）[I thought that Sylvia would find other friends， maybe not dragons but maybe crocodiles or osprey or kangaroos。。。。 She shouldn The trouble with fables and other sources of moral lessons is that they so often contradict each other。 The Christian bible， for example， advocates for both revenge and forgiveness。 Aesop roots for both meekness and assertiveness。 And the message that Rayner conveys here is the exact contradiction of what I expected。 And I am *not* convinced of Rayner's pov。（view spoiler）[I thought that Sylvia would find other friends， maybe not dragons but maybe crocodiles or osprey or kangaroos。。。。 She shouldn't， imo， be so dependent on Bird。 After all， Bird has other friends， and nesting duties too。 Friends *don't* spend *all* their time together， as Rayner says。 And I think that's an unhealthy message to share with children。 （hide spoiler）] 。。。more
Susan
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Sylvia is the only dragon in the world and very lonely。 But then she meets Bird。 Bird is tiny and chirpy， nothing like the huge dragon。 And Sylvia worries that maybe she and her little friend are too different to remain friends。 Together the two friends take a journey that will change Sylvia’s life forever。 From the award-winning creator of Augustus and His Smile comes a tender story about belonging and the power of true friendship。A sweet story about friendship and now it can span differences。
Lisa Andres
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Beautiful watercolor illustrations。
Jennifer Strong
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Sylvia is a shimmer-shiny dragon who lives all alone on top of a mountain。 She spent years searching the globe for another dragon， but there were none to be found。 This makes her sad。 One day she meets a small yellow bird and helps her build a nest。 The two become close friends and spend all their time together。 When Bird goes to chat with several other birds Sylvia is reminded that she is the only one of her kind。 She sulks while gazing at the moon and wonders of any dragons live there。 Bird， s Sylvia is a shimmer-shiny dragon who lives all alone on top of a mountain。 She spent years searching the globe for another dragon， but there were none to be found。 This makes her sad。 One day she meets a small yellow bird and helps her build a nest。 The two become close friends and spend all their time together。 When Bird goes to chat with several other birds Sylvia is reminded that she is the only one of her kind。 She sulks while gazing at the moon and wonders of any dragons live there。 Bird， seeing her friend sad， suggests they go there together to find out。 As they fly higher and higher， Bird reaches her limit and starts to fall out of the sky。 Sylvia catches her and takes her back to her nest。 Sylvia realizes that she doesn't need other dragons because she has the best friend she could wish for in Bird。This is a sweet little story about appreciating your true friends in life。 One person can make a difference， and Bird made a big difference to Sylvia。 Sometimes all you need is one person to be kind， one person to care。 That is why Sylvia loves Bird so much- she was willing to go to the moon to make her happy。 。。。more
Angelica
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absolutely beautiful illustrations and story held my babies attention long enough for me to finish the whole thing。
Crystal K。
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pretty illustrations
Stacie
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Pretty pictures。 Nice story about friendship。
Lauren
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Enjoyable
Reference
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hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Sylvia and Bird&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
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