A cocky blue tit and a self-centred great tit live in a lovely little garden. One day, a tired and cold sparrow comes and wonders if it can move into the garden too. The blue tit and the great tit aren’t particularly keen on the idea of this ugly and insignificant bird moving in, so they banish it to the bare tree in the furthermost corner of the garden.
But things aren’t always what they seem to be. When spring comes, an amazing transformation occurs: the bare tree blossoms. It turns out that the little sparrow had moved into a cherry tree, full of beautiful flowers and delicious fruit. Then the blue tit and the great tit suddenly decide that they want to be friends with the sparrow after all.
The story has an open ending, complete with a question to the reader: What do you think the little sparrow should do? Should it send the other birds away or offer them some of the juicy cherries?

Jonas Gardell has written a classical tale, with wonderful illustrations by Martin Jacobson. This is their first children’s book.