Books by Peter (Yale University) Brooks

A mysterious egg appears in the nest of Ma and Pa Robin. The chick that hatches from it is a totally strange bird. He calls himself a "chunkwing" and refuses to eat the worms his parents try to feed him.Yet to grow feathers and learn to fly he has to eat something. He dares to jump out of the robins' nest in a birch tree and embarks on an adventurous search for the one kind of food that will enable him to grow wings. In his search he is helped by an unlikely assortment of friends, including a cat, a priest and a friendly witch and her daughter.Children and adults alike will be captivated by the Peter Brooks' delightful, poetic story and the wonderful, creative illustrations by Sarah Oliver that bring Chungleberry Bunting to life. As a special bonus, every book includes access to an audio version of the story, read by author.

aeo Peter Brooks is highly regarded in the field, particularly in the USA. aeo Relationship between psychoanalysis and literature is attracting increasingly sophisticated attention, and Brooks is a leading figure in this.