I received this book from the publisher/Netgalley in exchange of an honest review.

I just adore books about birds, birds are such wonderful creatures. And when I saw this book along with the subtitle: Hilariously Accurate Ways to Identify Birds by the Sounds They Make. I knew I had to request this book!

And I am glad I did, I laughed so much while reading. OK, there were a lot of birds that are only in the US, so I never heard them (or only vaguely), but there were also plenty of birds that I did have in my Europe regions and at points I could only nod along and laugh. I love that this book, unlike many others, actually give you a relatable sound. No this bird does chirp cheep cheep and add a thrill to this part and a low bar there. Oh no, in this book we get to read about birds that make a sound that sounds like Cheeseburger. Which yeah, I guess if you hear that one you may think you gone crazy and wonder if that is the hunger talking or something else. But there are also many others, like swings creaking in the breeze. Or when you got that cough stuck in your body. Or car alarms. Or a leaky faucet. For each bird there is a sound.

There are various sections with the birds in them that fit that section. From Basic Birds (which sound rude, but well is 100% true) to Birds that sounds like other animals (that penguin for instance) to Scavengers and many more. I really liked seeing what was in each section, but of course, the most important thing for me was, what is that sound?? And now I know that herons make chainsaw sounds, which makes me wonder if all the times I have heard chainsaws it was that bird, I mean, I have heard that sound in such weird times, haha. And I definitely need to listen to some tits, the ones we have around then, like the Eurasian Tit, I need to see if it really makes a noise like a morse code being send. There are so many birds that I would love to hear in real life, because I knew a few of these thanks to Youtube/TikTok, if only I was in America, oh wait, eww, no. Sorry Americans. Though I would also love to visit those in other regions. For now I guess I will just stick to Youtube/TikTok to get the sounds. I really had a lot of fun reading this one and seeing what birds make what sounds + get some more information on the bird. In a funny way. Because even with the relatable sound this could get a bit boring, but instead the book brings a lot more humour along and so I was just laughing hard and enjoying myself a lot, which is nice because I am writing this in February with a terrible flu. I could use some laughs.

Also found in those sections are small essays about facets of the bird. From eggs to nests to much more. I really liked that those were added as the broke the monotone of bird x sound it makes. They were just as interesting to read as the sounds so that is also fun.

The illustrations were just A-Plus. I loved the added text bubble to the bird and see what he had to say this time, which often made me laugh.

So, you need a laugh? You like birds? You want a guide that gives you an actual sound? Then be sure to check this one out!