In a pasture near the sea, a flock of egrets lives in peaceful companionship with a herd of cows. Each day the flock flies out to explore the nearby marsh and seashore. Well, the flock minus one. One young egret always stays behind, longing to go but afraid to venture out. He fears to leave his dear friend Cow. Egret imagines the worst. What if I get lost and can't find Cow again? Nevertheless, Cow is worldly; she's been places and knows there are wonderful sights to be seen and enjoyed. She is determined that her feathered friend will visit the seashore like the others. So together bird and bovine scheme up ways to make sure Egret gets safely back to Cow. Nevertheless, what happens if every egret looks like Egret and every cow looks like Cow? This warm and witty story about adventure and friendship is the perfect book for any young reader facing separation anxiety or new-experience jitters. In a pasture near the sea, a flock of egrets lives with a herd of cows. Each day when the flock flies out to explore, one young egret stays behind. He is afraid to leave because he might get lost and never find his dear friend Cow again. Nevertheless, Cow knows there are wonderful sights to be seen and is determined that her friend will explore like the other birds. This warm and witty story about adventure and friendship is the perfect book for any young reader facing separation anxiety or new-experience jitters. Author/Illustrator biography

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