This is the classic from which many of our staff first learnedto read, starting us on a path of unremitting bibliophilia. Are YouMy Mother? follows a confused baby bird who's been denied theexperience of imprinting as he asks cows, planes, and steam shovelsthe Big Question. In the end he is happily reunited with hismaternal parent in a glorious moment of recognition. --This textrefers to the Hardcover edition.