UNDER NEW WINGS: A FEATHERED FAMILY
Two Families, One Parrot, and a Story of Endless Love
Under New Wings: A Feathered Family is a tender, true-to-life picture book reminding children that adoption doesn’t mean saying goodbye — it means love can grow in many places.
Beverly Kozol-Tattlebaum has loved birds all her life, especially Paco, the Amazon parrot who inspired this story. Paco’s gift for “talking” in ways people could truly understand left lasting impressions on everyone who knew him.
She co-authored Under New Wings: A Feathered Family with her grandson, Benjamin R. Mallock, whose bright, imaginative illustrations bring Paco’s world to life. Beverly is launching free Kids’ Corner activities inspired by Under New Wings and believes every family, feathered or not has a story to tell.
When seven-year-old Henry’s Army family must leave home, Paco the Amazon parrot is entrusted to their kind neighbor, Mrs. K-a change that will quietly transform everyone involved.
Paco is no ordinary parrot. He communicates in ways that make people stop, smile, and listen. With Ralph, his unlikely little protector, Paco soon finds himself at the center of a new household filled with laughter, gentle chaos, and unexpected creativity.
But when circumstances shift once again, Paco faces a tender question that touches every heart around him – where does he truly belong?
