Meet Emily! She’s a Black-capped Chickadee and the star of Carol Zelaya’s three-book series, Emily the Chickadee.

Told in gentle, rhyming verse, we follow a young girl, as she meets and becomes friends with Emily, and their lives intertwine.

In the first book, Emily Waits For Her Family, the girl meets Emily and watches as she raises her nest of chicks.

In the second, Caring For Emily’s Family, the girl helps Emily to care for her family, providing food and shelter.

In the last book, Emily’s New Home, the girl must move and wonders if she will ever see Emily again.  The next Spring brings a wonderful surprise; has Emily followed her?