The Flight of Mr. Finch by Thomas Baas

Mr. Finch lives happily in his apartment with his little bird. It sings to him and he likes that.  Then it goes silent.  He doesn't know why.  He tries to cheer it up.  He finally buys a plant that is supposed to bring happiness...

Tate publishing sent me a copy of this book to review (thank you).  It will be published tomorrow.

What he never expected was for the plant to grow so big.  It also let his bird out of it's cage.  He's sad and heads out to find his bird.  He asks animals and people along the way if they've seen him.  They assure him there are too many birds in the jungle and he'll just have to listen for his song.  He does and when he finds him, he gets a surprise. Not to worry though.  Mr. Finch gets another surprise when he gets home...