The Story Of Swoop

Local Description

About Swoop - “I slowly introduced those two together and I was just really surprised the cat came to love it,” he says. “Now they're sort of best mates and they just hang out with each other all the time. Usually they're just roaming around together; the bird's lying on his back and cuddling with the cat.” — Matt Owens

Description

Heart-warming internet sensation! A true story of animal rescue and release. When firefighter Matt stopped to rescue a lost magpie chick, a very special friendship unfolded. Swoop the magpie soon became part of Matt's family, along with Mogli the cat. But where are her feathered friends?

Author description

Matt Owens is a graphic designer, musician, pounamu carver and volunteer firefighter who lives on the Awhitu Peninsula, tucked inside the southern headland of the Manukau Harbour on Auckland’s west coast. This is his first children’s book. Emma Gustafson is a painter, designer and illustrator who has completed a Bachelor of Visual Communication Design from Massey University and who finds inspiration in nature. Emma lives in the Coromandel. This is her first children’s book.