Birdie’s Field Guide | A Wordless Picture Book by Mark Ludy

$18.95 | 48 Pages | Full Color | Hardcover | Smythe Sewn Binding

Over 100 North American birds.
One girl.
A lifetime of wonder.

When Birdie first discovers a naturalist’s field guide in her local library, something awakens. From that moment on, birds become her fascination—and her joy.

Birdie’s Field Guide is a wordless story told entirely through illustration, tracing a young girl’s journey as she grows into a passionate birder and sketchbook artist. Through cities, forests, coastlines, and mountain lakes, Birdie follows birds across the U.S., documenting them with playful, honest notes and beautifully drawn pages.

This book is part field guide, part story, and part invitation—to slow down, to look closer, to notice the world around you.

Created by Mark Ludy, inspired by his wife Miranda’s own passion for birds and humor, this book blends fact and imagination, curiosity and creativity. And hidden throughout? The occasional appearance of a mouse named Squeakers, because—well, he always shows up.

Not meant as an authoritative resource, but a heartfelt tribute to the beauty of birds and the joy of discovery.