The Ice-Cream Cone Coot and Other Rare Birds

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The Ice-Cream Cone Coot and Other Rare Birds is a 1971 children's book by Arnold Lobel (who is most well known for the Frog and Toad series). It documents a number of strange fictitious birds that resemble mundane objects. These include the Dollarbill Dodo, a bird made out of a dollar; the Safecrossing Crow, a stop light, and of course, the eponymous Ice-Cream Cone Coot. It's beautifully illustrated and whimsical, but sadly out of print.

Look for one of these next time you go birdwatching.

Vanilla and Chocolate, lemon and lime. The Ice-Cream Cone Coot is a treat anytime.

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Tropes used in this work include:

• Animate Inanimate Object: The premise of the book.
• Anthropomorphic Food: The Ice-Cream Cone Coot.
• Feathered Fiend: The Jackknife Niffy that cuts off children's noses.
• Mix and Match Critters: The birds in the book are all part avian, part inanimate object.
• Somewhere an Ornithologist Is Crying: There is no possible excuse for something part bird, part teacup.
• Talking Animal: The Soupladle Lark, though it can only say the names of soups.