Tuck and the Mended Nest

Tuck is the smallest wren in the big oak tree. He can fly fast, and he can weave a twig nest tight - but landing? Landing has never been his strong point. When one clumsy thump knocks his neighbor Willa's nest right off the branch, nobody sees it happen. Nobody at all. Tuck gathers up every single twig, meaning to carry them back and say so. But when he stands beneath Willa's branch, the words simply will not come - and the bundle in his beak grows heavier and heavier.
Then Tuck sees Willa starting over all by herself, and he finally understands the one thing that will make it right. What happens next isn't a speech. It's a small bird carrying a pile bigger than himself all the way back, setting it down, and saying the hardest four words there are. And then the two of them weaving that old nest back together, side by side. A warm, gentle picture book about owning up - and about repair as something you do together.
Nobody scolds Tuck and nobody finds him out; the brave choice is entirely his own. Perfect for read-aloud time, and for any child learning that owning up is hard - and worth it. Ages 4-7.