Story of Scraggles

I was only a little baby song-sparrow, and from the moment I came out of my shell everybody knew there was something the matter with me." So begins the voice of Scraggles, a crooked-winged sparrow who should have died in the nest alongside his rejected siblings. Instead, he is rescued by a kind human family who see past his deformities to the living heart inside. What follows is a small, tender story of being nurtured into wholeness by hands that could have crushed him, of learning to trust the giants who speak in soft sounds and offer warmth. But this is not a simple tale of redemption. As Scraggles grows, he must face the harder truths of the world beyond the window ledge, truths that may break young hearts. Written in 1908 by the naturalist and writer George Wharton James, this miniature epic proves that the smallest voices can carry the deepest weight. For readers who loved The Tale of Peter Rabbit and are ready for something a little darker, a little truer.