The magpie is kind of an artistic creation and kind of comes to life (like all the drawings in this) and kind of the kid's ally (drawing together) and kind of the kid's foe (drawing fire that bursts into flame, drawing itself out of its cage), and then there's a deeper level where magpie's like stopping the kid from drawing a sun that consumes the earth) every time we told this story a different way (it has no words) and I like it. ( )

In order to entice a bird to come closer, a person (not sure who as we can only see a pair of hands) draws cherries that pop off of the page and get eaten by the bird. Mayhem ensues as the artist and bird draw a rainbow of art that magically appears with each stroke of the color pencil. ( )