Pigeon Poo by Elizabeth Baguley illustrated by Mark Chambers

I watched a young library user exclaim with delight when she spied this book in a school library recently. Pigeons and Poo - what's not to like!

"In a perfect town with tidy streets,

And flawless lawns with shiny seats,

A pigeon swooped and looped the loop,

And left behind a trail of ... "

The pigeon poo/poop lands everywhere. On people, umbrellas, dogs and flowers. It is time for the community to solve this problem but their invention means trapping the pigeon. This is sad and probably not a good solution. It takes the kindness and clever thinking of one little girl to come up a better idea - a pigeon nappy!  In America this book is called Pigeon Poop.

This is just a little book to read for fun. No deep messages just some clever rhyming and a few laughs. Pigeon Poo is not a new book (published 2012) but you might find it in a school or public library. Here is another terrific and recent book about pigeons which I enjoyed - Gary.

If you want some further laughs around the topic of animal poo take a look at these: