TBT Book Review – A Nest for Celeste

A Nest for Celeste;
A Story about Art, Inspiration, and the Meaning of Home

written by Henry Cole
illustrated by Henry Cole
Katherine Tegan Books, 2009

Celeste, our narrator, lives under the floorboards of the Oakley Plantation.

This is her story of the the events of the summer of 1821, when John Audubon and his assistant, Joseph Mason, came to sketch and paint the birds in Louisiana.

Thrust from her home by two bully rats and a nasty cat, Celeste builds a nest in a forgotten boot, only to discover it wasn’t forgotten when Joseph put his foot in it! Joseph decides to keep Celeste as his companion, often carrying her around in his pocket. Celeste, in her continual search for a permanent nest, makes several friends along the way.

This is an historical fiction novel about John Audubon woven into the background of a story about friendship.

Reading Tub Review Date: May 2010

Why a Throwback Thursday for Book Reviews?

Those of us who blog about books are a community. We read lots of books, we write lots of reviews, and we share those reviews with fellow book lovers and those in search of books for children and teens on our blogs, websites, and via social media.

We write so many reviews that, over time, they get buried by other, newer reviews. BUT! that book we read three years ago will always be new to some reader, somewhere. So why not share that review with a new audience?

Everyone is welcome! Here are the participation guidelines:

• If you reviewed the same book we’re featuring, add your permalink to the original review on the Reading Tub website or in the InLinkz Linkup.
• Want to (re)share a review you posted in June 2009, then add your permalink in the InLinkz Linkup. [No, it doesn’t have to be a book you loved; but it does have to be a review you take a lot of pride in.]
• Add any notes about the review in the comments, please.