Her uncle’s spirits were lifted by his niece’s complete honesty and acceptance. Owls, doves, robins, swans, and hummingbirds found their way onto the wall of our staff room.Īfter seeing her uncle’s bird picture, Dorie laughed out loud and proclaimed that he was not a very good artist, but that she would hang the picture in her room nonetheless. There were all types from simple line drawings to colorful sketches. On April 8 th when I arrived at work, several staff had created bird drawings. What fun, I thought and took my paper home to plan a drawing for the next day. The page was blank except for one sentence across the top: Wednesday, April 8 th is “Draw a Picture of a Bird Day” followed by the line: Here is my picture of a bird. On Apthe director of the Cheshire Library put a piece of paper into everyone’s mailbox. He looked out his window and drew a picture of a robin. In an attempt to cheer him up, she asked him “Draw a bird for me, please.” Even though he was unwell, he decided to do as Dorie asked. While they were there, Dorie’s uncle was very distraught, having lost his right leg to a land mine. Her mother took her to a hospital to visit her uncle who was wounded in the war.

I n 1943, Dorie Cooper was a 7 year old living in England. Here it is again, for those who wish to know the story behind Draw a Bird Day. This post appeared a few weeks later, describing the experience and the significance of Draw a Bird Day. Last year the Cheshire Library celebrated Draw a Bird Day by having staff make their own bird drawings.

How do you draw a bird