Mel Fell

Author & Illustrator: Corey R Tabor

If there is a Hall of Fame for kids books, this book should belong in it. Mel is a Kingfisher who is trying to get out of his nest and fly for the first time. She is going to do it in the absence of his mom. She steps right to the edge of her branch and has an epic fall. The entire ecosystem living in that tree comes to her rescue but none of them can save her from falling straight down into the pond. What happens next forms the plot? The emotions of all the fauna in the tree are vividly captured as Mel is doing her thing.  This is a story of despair and triumph so breathtakingly brought to print.  This book and its author deserves all the kudos it has got.

Ps: My daughter loved the ladybug’s reaction.  I felt the helplessness and joy felt by the ants.