A sad thing happens in Hope's life, and garden birds visit to cheer her. By copying what the birds do around the garden, Hope feels better day by day.

Sorrow Birds is a gentle story, intended for use with children who are under the stress of loss or grief. An open idea story, "a sad thing happens" allows children to place their own sad things into the story line. Through the gentle birds, Hope steps out in grief - to dance with a crow, then each bird helps her rejoin the world and heal hurts.—Robin J. Smith