This is a sweet story about a pigeon's life in San Francisco. The illustrations are gorgeous, with nice details that really help to capture San Francisco in the 1950s. And the narrative is entertaining, although it might be a bit long for younger children. We really enjoyed reading this book together.

Loved the illustrations and the story. I kept reading even after my son fell asleep.

(1957) Two birds, a pigeon Sid and a dove Midge, live happily in San Fransisco. They have one of the best views in town. They have constructed their home--and Midge has laid her eggs--in the lower loop of a letter B in a neon sign. One morning, as Sid goes out to find breakfast for his companion, the sign is torn down and Sid frantically flies around the city looking for Midge. In the end, Sid finds Midge safe and sound, and that their letter home has been relocated to a bakery. A charming and b...

A fun story about two pigeons in San Francisco that pick a sign for a home. Freeman always does a nice job with his characters and his illustrations bring them to life wonderfully.Ages: 4 - 8**Like my reviews? Then you should follow me! Because I have hundreds more just like this one. With each review, I provide a Cleanliness Report, mentioning any objectionable content I come across so that parents and/or conscientious readers (like me) can determine beforehand whether they want to read a book

1958 Caldecott HonorFavorite line: Suddenly, like a bolt out of the blue, Midge felt their perch give a terrible lurch!Favorite illustration: The letter B where the birds make their nestThoughts: I rather liked this cute story about two pigeons finding their own unique home, and what happens when that cozy space is disrupted.

This is both a love story to birds and beautiful San Francisco. A very sweet and vivid story, as the best books of this classic children's book era (1940s-50s) were. And I'm convinced that Don Freeman was a progressive, for in this book he depicts an Asian man, another figure rendered invisible by what was then a monocultural society.

This is a picture book by Don Freeman. The story is about two pigeons, Sid and Midge, and how the two lovers get separated. Throughout the story Sid flies high and low to find Midge who is protecting their eggs. I would use this book to talk about animals and the differences between them. For example, ones who fly or ones who lay eggs.

Sid the pigeon makes his home in the letter B of a big sign. He soon brings his lady friend Midge there and she lays 2 eggs. Little do they know that they're sign is being torn down. Midge stays with her nest but Sid must search the city high and low to find his Letter B and his beloved. The letter B moves to the top of a bakery and the family of birds live happily ever after. Beautiful illustrations that gives readers a bird's eye view of a lovely city (San Francisco). Artowrk looks like colore...

San Francisco is the lovely setting for this book. The Golden Gate Bridge has a part to play in this story as well. It’s a fantastic city.This book is about 2 pigeons. We start out with a pigeon fellow making his nest in a big shiny letter B and all the pigeons think he is so weird. His letter is moved with his new wife in it and he has to find his wife and children. I also like the character of Mr. Hi Lee, an older gentleman who feeds the birds everyday. He’s a wonderful character.The lovely ar...

I didn’t even know of this book until I realized it was on the Caldecott list and that my library owns a copy. I love the bright colors and the pencil shading Freeman uses in the illustrations and the interesting story about birds and their home in a sign was interesting and is just the kind of thing that appeals to kids. I love the image of the Golden Gate Bridge on pages 32 and 33, as well as the blurred images meant to suggest fog. A great city story.

Freeman presents a delightful story about a pigeon and a dove who build a nest in the letter B of a hotel sign. It manages to be both a salute to the adaptability of city birds, AND a love letter to San Francisco.

A couple of pigeons build a nest inside of a letter "B" on a sign in San Francisco. They eat snacks given to them by Mr. Hi Lee and enjoy their lives flying throughout the bay area. But one day, disaster strikes when men remove the sign and the couple is broken up. Will they ever be reunited? Can Mr. Lee save them?Matt Tavares' holiday story, Red & Lulu, is a similar tale.

Geez, books from the 1940s-60s were long! This one was 56 pages, which is rather long for a toddler. We had to read this one in two sittings. Aside from that, I really enjoyed the book, though my son didn't seem too bothered by it. It is the story of Sid and Midge, two pigeons who live in San Francisco. Sid lives in the letter "B" of a sign and all the other pigeons make fun of him, except Midge, who eventually joins him in the "B" and they make a home together. Until one day, when Sid goes off

The pigeons all laugh at Sid and Midge who have built their nest in the B of the Bay Hotel sign. But Sid and Midge are content and happy there...until their sign is removed from the hotel. Midge stayed with the sign and their precious eggs, but as Sid had been searching for food when the sign was removed, he must search high and low for Midge and the eggs and their cozy nest. Will he find them?This story was rather touching...the love and dedication that both Sid and Midge felt as parents and gu...

Fantastic! Lovely artwork throughout city of San Francisco with a tale of independence, love, & grit from a pair of pigeons that seem so much nicer & cleaner than the ones I normally see downtown. 😊🐦My three year old was mesmerized & I’ve always loved the author’s wide array of characters.

I'm a little sorry to give this book three stars because I loved it more than that--but I rate based on read aloud value...and this book is a bit of a challenge to a 5 yo's attention span. It is, like others have said, like a West Coast "Make Way for Ducklings" starring pigeons, and it will warm your heart. It's very slow to get to the action, however. My kid complained through the pages that set the scene of Sid and Midge's life in San Francisco, but when their home and nest and 2 EGGS are sudd...

Sid and Midge are just as black and white as the rabbits in The Rabbits' Wedding from one year later, but I never hear this book mentioned as having an interracial agenda.

The secret is: this book is for grown-ups who like children's books. For kids, not so much. I loved it. My grandson listened intently for one reading, then never wanted to see it again. From a child, that's a two-star review.The story is sort of Make Way for Ducklings set on the West Coast, with San Francisco instead of Boston and pigeons instead of ducks. It's about the hazards - and beauty - of big city life for birds who depend on the kindness of strangers. The birds' quest for their nest lea...

I very much enjoyed this book. I love any kids' book that is anthropomorphic. in "Fly High, Fly Low," Sid the Pigeon lives in San Francisco, gets a wife and then loses her. After a lonely and dejected search, he finds a friend to help him. It's a sweet book. Freeman is most famous for "Corduroy," the bear, but I really enjoyed this book. It made me think Freeman might have inspired Mo Willems Pigeon books because Sid the Pigeon has some personality. The illustrations are in the same vein as Robe...

Freeman's heart-warming story about two pigeons in San Francisco provides drawings (almost sketches) from a variety of perspectives - helpful when when telling a pigeon's story. There are unexpected twists and turns in the story that keep it interesting, and characters - mostly Mr. Hi Lee - who provide human interaction, both for good and bad. Altogether, it's easy to feel that you are there in each frame along the way.