Alex & Me: How a Scientist and a Parrot Discovered a Hidden World of Animal Intelligence--and Formed a Deep Bond in the Process On September 6, 2007, an African Grey parrot named Alex died prematurely at age thirty-one. His last words to his owner, Irene Pepperberg, were "You be good. I love you."
What would normally be a quiet, very private event was, in Alex's case, headline news.
In “We All Need Forgiveness,” Little Critter is glad he has such nice friends who forgive him when he makes mistakes. But when one of his friends accidentally does something that affects him, Little Critter gets upset and stays angry at his friend for a while. But Little Critter’s pals teach him that saying “it’s okay” helps the person who acted up–“and” it helps him feel better much sooner.
In this funny picture book starring Mercer Mayer’s popular Little Critter, our young hero is off for a visit with his cousin. The day starts well but turns into pillow fights and tattletelling and checker boards overturned. It’s not always easy to be a cousin. Little Critter is ready to go home, but his cousin saves the day before it’s too late.
