In this book, a little boy and his father are homeless and living in an airport. They move around the airport constantly, wearing the same blue pants and blue jackets and carry the same blue bags, trying as hard as they possibly can not to get noticed. It is terribly sad when the boy becomes fed up with his situation towards the end of the book and gets upset with all the "normal" families he sees in the airport, living "normal" lives when he cannot. When a bird flies into the airport and becomes trapped, the boy tells it to not give up. Eventually the birds gets out and the boy is given hope that maybe someday, he too might get out.
This book bring awareness to children that not all people have homes. Many children know nothing about this topic until they start moving into the upper elementary grades and talk about economics in social studies class. I admire Bunting for writing such a book, as many children's authors do not even think about writing anything besides what life is like for the perfect American family. This book will be read in my classroom, no matter what grade I am teaching.
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