Birdsong by Julie Flett Chipmunks on The Economist website

on The Economist website

And each is part of a gentle story

through their delightfully illustrated adventure

As in paint-by-number

The Nixie's Song

Birdsong by Julie Flett Chipmunks on The Economist websiteWhen a young girl moves from the country to a small town, she feels lonely and out of place. But soon she meets an elderly woman next door, who shares her love of [nature and art]. Can the girl navigate the changing seasons and failing health of her new friend? A Governor General's Award winning author "Flett's simple story shows young readers how new friends can sometimes ease them; that this friendship is an intergenerational one between fellow