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| Published: | 1968 |
| Author: | P.D. Eastman |
| Illustrator: | P.D. Eastman |
| Characters: | Mr. Bird (Present throughout the story), Mrs. Bird (Deceased; Revives at Mr. Bird's old birdhouse), Mr. Parker (Silent; Climax), Baby Bird (Silent; Ending), Horses (Cameos), Mailman (Faceless; Cameo), Boy in a blue sweater, which was about to become torn (Scared; Cameo), Invisible person (Faceless; leg and foot), Sleepy old man with glasses and an orange book, sitting on a bench (Cameo), Raccoon (Cameo), Person in a hammock with a newspaper (Cameo), Girl with a glass of soda (Scared; Cameo), Cat (Silent) |
| Setting: | Church/House |
The Best Nest is a book by P.D. Eastman. This book was also used in a Beginner Book Video Series with other stories like Are You My Mother? and Go, Dog. Go!.
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Trivia[]
- Mrs. Bird dies in the story, but revives at the end of it.
- When the cat eats Mrs. Bird alive, Mr. Bird sheds tears and cries, making him sad.
- When a surviving, sad, and lonely Mr. Bird bumps into his old birdhouse, he gets surprised and goes "Ow!", which hurts him.
- In this story, the surviving bird couple steals hay from bales, a straw from a girl's soda glass and some straw, which is like stalks of grain from nobody's broom, string from a scared boy's sweater and from a sleepy person's socks, stuffing from a hammock's mattress, and hair from a horse and from a sleepy, old man.
- This is the third and last story of the P.D. Eastman Beginner Book Video series.
- When the narrator says, "He was so busy singing, he didn't even see Mr. Parker coming." about Mr. Bird, what he means the opposite way is, "Mr. Parker was so busy walking, he didn't even see nor hear Mr. Bird singing.".
- The only character Mr. Parker plays before disappearing forever is the role of Quasimodo.
- In the story, Mr. Bird sees a crack forming in the bell that Mr. Parker rung, referencing the Liberty Bell landmark.
- When the new baby bird comes out of the egg and thinks so too, it's a happy, flappy ending to another P.D. Eastman story.