 First edition | |
| Author | Penelope Farmer |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's novel |
| Publisher | Chatto & Windus (UK) Harcourt Brace (US) |
Publication date | 1962 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | |
| Followed by | Emma in Winter |
The Summer Birds is a children's novel by British writer Penelope Farmer, published in 1962 by Chatto & Windus, and receiving a Carnegie Medal commendation.
It is the first of three books featuring the Makepeace sisters, Charlotte and Emma,[1] These three books are sometimes known as the Aviary Hall books.[1]
- ^ Anita Silvey, ed: Children's books and their creators (New York, Houghton Mifflin, 1995), p. 238.