#may bird

[doctor-donnas]

Downton Abbey: 1x7

[fandom-hopping]

"Kids with cats experiencing unknowable worlds/circumstances" is one of my favorite genres

[lilacdreams67]

Okay so remember how I mentioned I was doing reality streams of reading may bird? I've decided That having guest narrators to help with character voicing would be nice to help spread more awareness of the series :3

I've already sent an announcement on reality for auditions but I know the fandom is more prominent here so if this intrigues any of you guys and if you're aware of reality's system please feel free to send a pm to me so I can save you a spot in the list for an audition stream I'm doing tomorrow at 9am pst

Small requirements for audition:

18+

Must have all three copies of book to read along either digital or physical

Must REALLY love the series because this isn't exactly a paying va job and more so a volunteer project for the love of the game if that's alright with everyone

I've been doing may's voice by myself so far but I am willing to give up the role to someone more qualified :3

I'm also in the middle of trying to set up a discord server for all confirmed volunteer va's to help with scheduling and planning or whatever else

@may-birdy if you would please, I don't mean to bother TwT

[lemon-rope]

So... Like 11-12 years ago I found a book in english in some 2nd hand bookstore in mexico city bout a girl and her cat and... Another reality¿

So I got obsessed and fought and got the trilogy bc I couldn't find it digitally... Whatever, Tumblr reminded me like a minute ago that May Bird and The Ever After is something that existed in other people's lives

And even tho I've moved tru the country I still have those books so... It was something

If you ever read May Bird and The Ever After, pLEASE listen to Beirut (especially "Elephant Gun") and tell me if you feel the magic

Bc I felt it. And I fell hard.

Also, greetings to @may-birdy BC THE HELL THERE IS A BLOG NOW???!? 💖

[who-do-i-know-this-man]

⚠️Vote for whomever YOU DO NOT KNOW⚠️‼️

Round II

Somber Kitty (May Bird books)

Sony (I Became a Dog)

I know Both/Neither

Voting ended onMar 21, 2025

[marimoth1012]

Ayo I just found some fresh maybird content on deviant art by Caffinated-Pinecone!

This was originally posted March 13 2024

I'm literally frothing from the mouth it looks so good!and I couldn't agree more with the original disc pumpkin is just radiating theater kid vibes.im so glad there's still maybird fans even till this year.

@may-birdy

[pigsflyinginspace]

I humbly apologize for my absence. Please accept this offering of May Bird from the May Bird books.

Click for better quality

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BCB: Preliminary Round 22

Goddess Girls by Joan Holub

Ruby Redfort by Lauren Child

The Arkwell Academy by Mindee Arnett

Hitty, Her First Hundred Years by Rachel Field

George's Secret Key to the Universe by Lucy and Steven Hawking

May Bird by Jodi Lynn Anderson

Half Upon a Time by James Riley

The Moorchild by Eloise Jarvis McGraw

The Genius Files by Dan Gutman

Time Cat by Lloyd Alexander

see results

Voting ended onOct 26, 2024

Summaries under the cut

Goddess Girls by Joan Holub

Athena has always been above average. She has never quite fit in at Triton Junior High, but who would've guessed that Athena is actually a goddess? Principal Zeus's daughter, to be exact.

When she's summoned to Mount Olympus Academy, Athena thinks she might actually fit in for the first time in her life. But in some ways, school on Mount Olympus is not that different from down on Earth, and Athena is going to have to deal with the baddest mean girl in history: Medusa!

Ruby Redfort by Lauren Child

Here's the low-down on Ruby she's a genius code-cracker, a daring detective, and a gadget-laden special agent who just happens to be a thirteen-year-old girl. She and her slick side-kick butler, Hitch, foil crimes and get into loads of scrapes with evil villains, but they're always ice-cool in a crisis. In LOOK INTO MY EYES, we go right back to Ruby's beginnings as an agent. When an anonymous caller sets Ruby a challenge, it's not long before she finds her way into the HQ of the most secret of secret agencies -- SPECTRUM. They need her help to crack a code but her desk job soon spirals into an all-out action adventure, as Ruby uncovers the dastardly plans of the formidable Fool's Gold Gang!

The Arkwell Academy by Mindee Arnett

Sixteen-year-old Dusty Everhart breaks into houses late at night, but not because she’s a criminal. No, she’s a Nightmare.

Literally.

Being the only Nightmare at Arkwell Academy, a boarding school for magickind, and living in the shadow of her mother’s infamy, is hard enough. But when Dusty sneaks into Eli Booker’s house, things get a whole lot more complicated. He’s hot, which means sitting on his chest and invading his dreams couldn’t get much more embarrassing. But it does. Eli is dreaming of a murder.

Then Eli’s dream comes true.

Now Dusty has to follow the clues—both within Eli’s dreams and out of them—to stop the killer before more people turn up dead. And before the killer learns what she’s up to and marks her as the next target.

Hitty, Her First Hundred Years by Rachel Field

Hitty is a doll of great charm and character. It is indeed a privilege to publish her memoirs, which, besides being full of the most thrilling adventures on land and sea, also reveal her delightful personality. One glance at her portrait will show that she is no ordinary doll. Hitty, or Mehitable as she was really named, was made in the early 1800s for Phoebe Preble, a little girl from Maine. Young Phoebe was very proud of her beautiful doll and took her everywhere, even on a long sailing trip in a whaler. This is the story of Hitty's years with Phoebe, and the many that follow in the life of a well-loved doll.

George's Secret Key to the Universe by Lucy and Steven Hawking

George's parents, who have always been wary of technology, warn him about their new neighbors: Eric is a scientist and his daughter, Annie, seems to be following in his footsteps. But when George befriends them and Cosmos, their super-computer, he finds himself on a wildly fun adventure, while learning about physics, time, and the universe. With Cosmos's help, he can travel to other planets and a black hole. But what would happen if the wrong people got their hands on Cosmos?

May Bird by Jodi Lynn Anderson

Most people aren't very comfortable in the woods, but the woods of Briery Swamp fit May Bird like a fuzzy mitten. There, she is safe from school and the taunts and teases of kids who don't understand her. Hidden in the trees, May is a warrior princess, and her cat, Somber Kitty, is her brave guardian.

Then May falls into the lake.

When she crawls out, May finds herself in a world that most certainly does not feel like a fuzzy mitten. In fact it is a place few living people have ever seen. Here, towns glow blue beneath zipping stars and the people -- people? -- walk through walls. Here the Book of the Dead holds the answers to everything in the universe. And here, if May is discovered, the horrifyingly evil Bo Cleevil will turn her into nothing.

May Bird must get out.

Fast.

Half Upon a Time by James Riley

Life’s no fairy tale for Jack. After all, his father's been missing ever since that incident with the beanstalk and the giant, and his grandfather keeps pushing him to get out and find a princess to rescue. Who'd want to rescue a snobby, entitled princess anyway? Especially one that falls out of the sky wearing a shirt that says "Punk Princess," and still denies she's royalty. In fact, May doesn't even believe in magic. Yeah, what's that about? May does need help though--a huntsman is chasing her, her grandmother has been kidnapped, and Jack thinks it’s all because of the Wicked Queen . . . mostly because May’s grandmother might just be the long-lost Snow White.

The Moorchild by Eloise Jarvis McGraw

Half moorfolk and half human, and unable to shape-shift or disappear at will, Moql threatens the safety of the Band. So the Folk banish her and send her to live among humans as a changeling. Named Saaski by the couple for whose real baby she was swapped, she grows up taunted and feared by the villagers for being different, and is comfortable only on the moor, playing strange music on her bagpipes.  

As Saaski grows up, memories from her forgotten past with the Folks slowly emerge. But so do emotions from her human side, and she begins to realize the terrible wrong the Folk have done to the humans she calls Da and Mumma. She is determined to restore their child to them, even if it means a dangerous return to the world that has already rejected her once.

The Genius Files by Dan Gutman

Coke McDonald and his twin sister, Pepsi, think their family’s cross-country RV vacation is nothing to get excited about...until they’re chased off a cliff, locked in a burning school, and receive mysterious messages in codes and ciphers. From California to Wisconsin, it’s a race against time to find out who’s after Coke and Pep, who’s leaving the notes...and just what being a part of The Genius Files entails!

Time Cat by Lloyd Alexander

Gareth's definitely no ordinary cat. For one thing, he can talk. For another, he's got the power to travel through time. And the instant he tells this to Jason, the two of them are in ancient Egypt, on the first of nine amazing adventures that Jason will never forget.