A Quail in the Family

The Story of Peep-Sight

De: William J. Plummer

Narrado por: Pete Ferrand

This is the story of Peep-Sight, a Gambel's quail who came to live with the Plummer Family in Nevada. He captured their hearts, and he will capture yours. It describes the sensitive care one should take in adopting a wild creature and the rich rewards thereof.

©1974 Christopher Plummer (P)2018 David N. Wilson

A Wonderful Tribute To A Special Little Bird

What did you love best about A Quail in the Family?

The descriptions of how Peep and friends would go about their day and how much the family truly cared about them.

Which scene was your favorite?

When Peep lectures the kids for hanging on the fence.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

This book is just lovely. It reminded me of a pet my family had that was beyond wonderful. In that sense it can be a little bit of a tear-jerker, but it reminds me to hold dear all the good memories I have.

Any additional comments?

The narrator, Pete Ferrand, did an excellent job and I feel that he was the perfect person to read this title.

I thought it was so interesting that William didn't want to deal with the bureaucratic red tape involved with keeping a wild animal, especially one that had become part of the family. That chapter of the book really spoke to me.

This was worth the time spent listening to it. Highly recommended.

*This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this voluntary review.

Endearing and Insightful

Great story of a truly remarkable bird and his doting humans. Their attention to him and how they provide for his needs as he grows up with their clan really shows a lot of love. And the narration of this was excellent! Very expressive and energetic, yet soothing. I listened again and again.

A Bird's tale

"This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this voluntary review"  - I really hate these disclaimers because I feel they take away from the book.  If the book was not good I would rate it as such.  

What do you do when your kids find a baby bird on the side of the road?  Well, the Plummer's liked to take care of animals.  Being an engineer Plummer tries to figure out foods the bird can and cannot eat.  This was before Google so finding this information was not at your fingertips.  

Having a Gambel's quail as a pet was quite a fun adventure for the Plummer's.  They all had to take turns to clean up the mess that Peep-Sight would occasionally make.  They kept thinking that one day while hanging out by the pool the bird would just up and fly away, especially during the mating season.  But that was not the case.  Once there were a few other Gambel's quail in the tree in the front yard.  Taking the bird out in the front to see the bird, Peep-Sight really didn't care and wanted to go back in.

This was a very enjoyable, albeit too short of a book about a random bird becoming part of the family.  There were funny tails of Peep-Sight watching TV, or riding around the pool on a float, and even getting into the flour on the counter.  I love picking up random reads like this that happen to be so very interesting.  

Lovely and Heartwarming Story

This is a wonderful account of how the author took in a baby bird who grew to become a part of his family. There are too few people in this world who would rescue a wild animal in need and come to care for him as much as this family did, and I am encouraged every time I hear a story like this. I wish there were more.

I enjoyed listening to this book with my son. I think it is a great story to teach the values of kindness and respect toward animals to young children. Wild animals typically shy away from humans to such an extent that sometimes we don't think about the depth of the individual personalities they all must possess, each with their own character, peculiarities, and social habits. They are as richly varied as individuals as any beloved domestic pet. This book reminds us of that.

I received this book for free at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

Warmly narrated story

A delightful tale of a little bird that finds a home with a loving family. Narrator was excellent.