Grandma Wiso’s Bird-Sense: When Birds Sang the Mango Song is a bright, heartwarming children’s story from the Clever Chrissie and the Mango Stories collection. Set in Trinidad, the book follows spirited young Chrissie, a mango-loving child who adores her family, her little sister Nita, and her wise Grandma Wiso. When Chrissie decides to keep all the sweet mangoes for herself, Grandma Wiso gently uses storytelling to teach her that mangoes, like joy, are sweeter when shared.
The story grows into a magical adventure when colorful birds carry a mango away, leading Chrissie, Nita, and their friends through a lush Trinidadian landscape to Malahk Academy, a beautiful school surrounded by mango trees, gardens, flowers, organic farming, solar energy, and children working together in love and learning. There, Chrissie witnesses birds sharing mango with their babies and children caring for one another and the earth.
With vibrant illustrations, Caribbean warmth, music, repetition, and a memorable mango song, the book teaches young readers about sharing, community, kindness, nature, sustainability, and cultural pride. It is ideal for children, families, nurseries, primary schools, and storytime settings where values, imagination, and joyful learning are celebrated.
