Staake, Bob.
BLUEBIRD
New York : Schwartz & Wade Books, 2013
IL K-3
ISBN 0375870377

In this wordless picture book, we see the bird before the boy does.  But the two become friends.  We share their joy as they travel through the city after a rough day at school.  They play hide and seek, share a cookie, and become friends.  But as the day ends, they are confronted by bullies who want to steal the boat the boy is playing with.