“Along with BORN FREE and RASCAL, this true story of the little quail that loved people ranks among the great nature tales of all time.” - Boston Globe
“Add to the list of persons I wish I’d known (they include Cleopatra, Saki, the boy who put his finger in the dike, Robin Hood, and D’Artagnan) That Quail, Robert. . . . And if you insist that a quail can’t be a person, technically speaking, I agree, but declare that in Robert’s case an exception must be made.” - Chicago Tribune
“Robert revealed to those about her (he turned out to be a she) that there is indeed a universal language that all life shares. It is called love.” - Los Angeles Herald Examiner
“Captivating, charming, incredible, poignant. . . . At the end one has met and come to love a wild, shy, natural denizen of the fields and woods almost as a human friend.” - Nashville Banner
“Enthralling. … No one who has had a pet or watched a bird could fail to be enchanted. … Highly recommended.” - Library Journal
“A classic” - Christian Science Monitor
“A delight. … A beautiful little book illustrated with drawings by Cathy Baldwin.” - Best Sellers