Bye Bye Birdie

Shirley Hughes’s Bye Bye Birdie is a single, self-contained picture book from Jonathan Cape, first published in 2009. Written and illustrated entirely by the beloved British creator, the story follows a young boy’s gentle, everyday adventure with a lost bird, capturing the quiet wonder of childhood. Though brief in its comic run, it matters as a heartfelt example of Hughes’s acclaimed ability to blend tender storytelling with warm, expressive art.