The birdlike kweeks are starving because their island does not have enough ploppolop fruit trees to feed them all, until Quentin makes an amazing discovery.
Library Binding
(Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, March 1, 1985)
As the tiny-winged Kweeks stand listlessly around ploppa trees waiting for fruit to drop, Quentin decides to stand up to the bullying greediness of Jed, the biggest Kweek of them all
The birdlike kweeks are starving because their island does not have enough ploppolop fruit trees to feed them all, until Quentin makes an amazing discovery. "The story's ending is a real treat. Colorful pictures add mirth to the swift verses." -- Publishers Weekly