Sorrow of a caged bird - Hardcoverby Amanda Sappington (Author) Sorrow of a caged bird is about a child releasing a caged magic bird from its cage. The bird then repays the child by helping to lead the child's lost grandchild back home. The book is about the child's kindness and the bird's gratefulness towards him for that kindness. It is different from other books because it doesn't contain any gender, race, or other real specifications showing any one could be the child in the book