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This is a tale of two children and their parents, and the beloved pet doves that help them to understand one another. Twins Mei-Mei and her brother, DiDi leave for school each morning with their mother’s words ringing in their ears: Fei, fei—fly little birds,”Fei, fei — fly, fly, little birds, but always come home to me!” Mei-Mei and Di-Di are head-over-heels in love with their new doves. Like devoted parents, the siblings tenderly nurture Butterfly and Squeaky as they grow from chicks to fledglings to birds. But when Mei-Mei and Di-Di arrive home to find that the doves have disappeared, their young hearts break into a thousand pieces — and they run away, determined to reclaim their beloved birds.
Related: China, Fiction, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)
- ISBN: 9780763628994
- Author: Yang, Belle
- Illustrator: Yang, Belle
- Published: 2007, Candlewick
- Themes: Birds, Brother and sister, pet, twin
- Descriptors: China, Fiction, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)
- No. of pages: 32