Each Little Bird That Sings

Each Little Bird That Sings is a 2005 book aimed for people of all ages, by Deborah Wiles, the author of Love, Ruby Lavender. It won the 2006

Comfort Snowberger's family lives in Mississippi, in a funeral home, which is owned by her family. Comfort has attended 247 funerals.

Comfort has a best friend named Declaration. Comfort also has a cousin named Peach, whom she dislikes.  

When Uncle Edisto and Aunt Florentine die, there's only one person who really takes it seriously Aunt Florentine died in her garden, and Uncle Edisto died the day had planned a picnic. Comfort is very worried about her next funeral 248.She has to take care of Peach after the funeral. After a while, this is when Comfort realizes that her true friend had been there all along Peach. All Comfort wants to do now is hide in her closet with Dismay. They all are in danger, especially Dismay. Comfort tells Peach to let Dismay go, But Peach doesn't hear her,because he's pretty much underwater, and Comfort pries Peach’s fingers off of Dismay's collar, and Dismay floats down the stream alone. Dismay's collar is found by Declaration close to a drainage ditch near Lake Tallyhoma. Knowing he is dead Snap finger holds a memorial service for the Dismay.

Declaration and Comfort still are upset with each other. better person in Comfort's eyes. The book tells about how death is a part of life ==Main characters==

• Comfort Snowberger is the 10 year old main character of the series, and the whole book is told from her point of view.

• Peach Shuggars is Comfort's 8-year-old cousin. At the beginning, he is described as a spoiled and annoying little boy, who ruins every family occasion. However, throughout the book, he shows his sensitive side.

• Declaration Johnson is Comfort's best friend from the beginning of the book. Her father owns the company which makes the local newspaper called, "The Aurora Country News". However, halfway through the story, Declaration made friends with mean, snobby, and very spoiled, other girls, and alienated Comfort, leaving her alone. After Dismay's incident, Declaration wanted to befriend Comfort again, but Comfort becomes upset and rejects her pleas.

• Dismay is a dog who appeared out of nowhere when Comfort was young, and gained everyone's love very quickly.Dismay in chapter 20 dies, and Comfort and Peach are very upset.

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