Yussuf the Ostrich

Plot

Yussuf the Ostrich is a 1943 children's book by Emery Kelen, a political cartoonist, telling the heroic tale of an educated ostrich in North Africa who helps the U.S. Army fight Nazis during World War II by working as a spy, getting captured, escaping with crucial German battle plans, and ultimately saving the Allied forces. It's known for its whimsical illustrations and themes of loyalty, resistance, and anti-fascism during wartime.