Stop Feedin' da Boids! is a picture book written by James Sage and illustrated by Pierre Pratt. When Swanda first moves to Brooklyn from the country, she misses the wildlife she left behind. But not for long. Swanda notices all the pigeons outside her apartment and decides that they need a bird feeder of their own. It is fun to watch the pigeons flock to the feeder, at first. But then more arrive, and then more, and more. Before she knows it, there are way too many pigeons! Swanda seeks some help from a few experts; a pest control officer, the keeper of birds at the city zoo, and an exotic bird fancier from Peru but that gets her nowhere. So her neighbors step in with their own solution.

Stop Feedin' da Boids! is a fun picturebook that tells what could happen when a nature-loving girl meets city birds. The artwork is bright and adds detail and an additional layer of humor to the story. Readers get to see Swanda's good intentions, and the unintentional chaos that her actions cause. I loved that the story shows both the good heart and desire to help, as well as the need to think about the bigger picture and that doing a little research before try to help might be a good thing.

Stop Feedin' da Boids! is a funny book for sharing one on one or in a group read aloud setting. While it is great fun and humorous, it would also work as an introduction to social studies lessons on the differences of communities and dialects or a discussion about how animals adapt to live in cities.

A cute enough book (I love the close up illustrations of the pigeons) but it was just kinda rambly. Unfortunately, the ARC I read seemed to be missing part of the illustration on the page where the neighbors tell our main character to stop feedin da boids.

Disliked: It feels like it did not have conclusion or resolution (the ending and pigeon problem). So it felt like it just ended and more needed to be written.

Liked: That it talks about the transition from country to city living (ex: the difference in wildlife)

A little girl who loves animals moves to New York. She becomes enthralled with the pigeons, and to her neighbors’ chagrin, starts feeding them. The pigeons quickly get beyond control, until the neighbors give her some advice. That solves the pigeon problem, but then the girl decides to get a few fish.

The digital version of this I received from NetGalley was missing a page of text so I’m partially guessing on where the title phrase came in (though I think it’s a safe guess…the illustration was still there). Still that did affect the flow of the story for me. I wasn’t super enchanted with the story or the illustrations, though I did like how multicultural the little girl’s neighborhood is. As long as the title phrase does appear, it could be a good entry book into teaching about writing/reading vernacular since it’s a small sample. Animal loving little readers will also likely identify with the little girl’s obsession and find it humorous how far she goes with it. Probably won’t recommend it for our elementary library as it doesn’t meet any pressing needs in the collection.

A young girl named Swanda moves to Brooklyn. Missing all the local wildlife she used to enjoy, she spots a pigeon on a rooftop and decides to set up a feeder on her fire escape. Since Swanda appears to be new to New York living, she has no idea what can of worms she's opened, and before she can say, "bagel", pigeons swarm the fire escape. New Yorkers know all too well what a horde of pigeons brings, and sure enough, Swanda's neighbors find themselves under siege as the pigeons leave their mark as literally as they do figuratively.

Stop Feedin' Da Boids is a love letter to New York. Sage and Pratt capture the city's diversity by giving us a heroine of color, and in the bustling community. The pages are loaded with representatives of different cultures and colors; Hasidim and Rastafarian, women with rollers in their hair, kids running through the street, men chatting with one another. Pratt even captures the New York pigeon to perfection, with the bright yellow eyes that target lock on any scrap of food in the birds' vicinity, and the grey/black bodies with a hint of color, usually green. Sage nails the New Yawk accent so well when Swanda's beleaguered neighbors gather together to tell Swanda, "YOU GOTTA STOP FEEDIN’ DA BOIDS!” that any reader, anywhere, will hear it, as clear as a clanging bell.

This makes a great read-aloud - you can go to town with the voice! - and invite the kids to give their best New York accents a whirl. Let them feel like part of the city! There are oodles of New York-centric books to add to a New York/New Yawk storytime: Mo Willems' Knuffle Bunny books spotlight Mo's art over black and white photos of Brooklyn, home of Swanda and the pigeons; Mommy Poppins has a nice list of New York-related books to choose from, and I also love Christoph Niemann's Subway and Bryan Collier's Uptown. You could also have a pigeon read-aloud, which gives you an excuse to read Mo Willems' Pigeon books. (Not that anyone needs an excuse to read Mo.) A fun storytime craft that may or may not get you in trouble: a bird feeder. Or you can do the sticker/coloring sheet thing, too.

Stop Feedin' Da Boids! received a starred review from Kirkus.

This one really disappointed me. The title and cover made me expect so much more. I mean with a title like Stop feedin' da boids I thought there would be more...something a little more engaging. Sadly, this one is just ok. The story is quick and not particularly interesting. The only real redeeming aspect of this book is the art. The illustrations are beautiful.

Stop Feedin' Da Boids by James Sage and Pierre Pratt is an amusing look at a what happens when a young girl is just a little to generous with the pigeons in her new, city neighborhood. Because she moved from the country, she's drawn to the lovable birds. However, her neighbors aren't quite as pleased with the increased avian presence. After much deliberation, the only thing to solve their feathered problem is to STOP FEEDIN' DA BOIDS! Quickly and unexpectedly, our young pigeon heroine is off to find her next set of friends: fish.

The illustrations in this title are fantastic. The use of perspective is particularly nice and provides refreshing compositions for the picture book spreads. Unfortunately though, the plot is very predictable and fairly standard fare for the genre. To take this book from average to exceptional, it really needed a more unexpected twist or just a little something different. Recommended for checkout from your local library; pigeon lovers can proudly purchase without worry.

Love the title of this book! Cute illustrations. I enjoyed it but it was not one of my favorites. Will most likely purchase it for my school library because I think the kids will enjoy it.

Fun read with amazing artwork. Definitely a great book for young children

This book is cute and quirky not to mention a decent read a loud title.

From the title I felt like this book had a lot of potential, but it was never realized. If the title had been repeated throughout, it would have made a great storytime read. I can just hear little ones shouting, "stop feedin da boids!" There seemed to be a disconnect from the first half of the book to the end. The illustrations are nice but the story doesn't deliver.