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Crick, Crack, Crow!
Crow’s mischievous antics are featured in this playful and informative picture book that illustrates the cleverness of crows and their intriguing behavior.
Crows are crafty birds. In this picture book about a particularly noisy and mischievous young crow, their intriguing behaviors are on full display. They can mimic sounds and use objects for tools, and they love to hide things. They also enjoy raising a ruckus. Follow along as Crow leaves his home nest and his large extended family and flies to the nearby farm, looking for fun and trouble. He enjoys pestering the songbirds, stealing food from Cat, and taunting Dog. But he soon tires of his usual hijinks, and he sets out to find more exciting adventures. What will happen when he runs into DANGEROUS trouble?
This engaging work of informational fiction is a dynamic read-aloud with colorful artwork by the celebrated illustrator Julie Paschkis. The book includes a page of facts about crows and a list of resources for learning more about these fascinating birds.
Crows are crafty birds. In this picture book about a particularly noisy and mischievous young crow, their intriguing behaviors are on full display. They can mimic sounds and use objects for tools, and they love to hide things. They also enjoy raising a ruckus. Follow along as Crow leaves his home nest and his large extended family and flies to the nearby farm, looking for fun and trouble. He enjoys pestering the songbirds, stealing food from Cat, and taunting Dog. But he soon tires of his usual hijinks, and he sets out to find more exciting adventures. What will happen when he runs into DANGEROUS trouble?
This engaging work of informational fiction is a dynamic read-aloud with colorful artwork by the celebrated illustrator Julie Paschkis. The book includes a page of facts about crows and a list of resources for learning more about these fascinating birds.
32 pages, Hardcover
Published August 6, 2024
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November 5, 2024
Such a lovely way to tell kiddos more about crows! This was so sweet! I loved the poetry, the rhymes, and the illustrations were absolutely gorgeous!
September 23, 2024
This one is a 3.5 for me. A crow might be a surprising focus for a children's book, but this one works quite well in sharing interesting facts and unique features of the species as one crow causes more than its share of mischief. His trouble may not be the "good" kind to which John Lewis referred, but he still has quite a lot of fun, stealing a button from clothes on the clothesline, snatching a nugget from the cat's bowl, teasing the dog, sliding off the barn roof, and even finding a way to open a latch. Despite all this fun, Crow needs to be careful because there are predators nearby who are ready to spoil his fun. It's a good thing that there are other crows nearby to chase that one away. The use of a repeated phrase "Crick, crack" (unpaged) along with another rhyming word throughout the narrative makes Crow's adventures even more breathtaking, and readers will be just as relieved as Crow to have survived this "dangerous trouble" intact. The text and artwork, created with a dip pen and India ink and then painted with gouache, work together beautifully. Interested readers will want to peruse the back matter, which offers facts about the American crow and additional resources, while also noting all the various poses of crows on the endpapers.
September 11, 2024
I enjoyed this book! I’m not entirely sure why it has gotten bad ratings. It is an informational fiction picture book, so I could see how it wouldn’t appeal to younger readers (preschool-kindergarten age), but the illustrations are beautiful and they work to provide information to the younger audience.
September 11, 2024
These illustrations are SO beautiful!!
September 12, 2024
A beautifully illustrated book about a fascinating species of bird. Real crow behaviors are worked into the interesting story.
September 25, 2024
CAW! Perfect for storytime and beautiful illustrations. A new favorite.
October 19, 2024
Fun and fascinating story of the clever crow. Great back matter for children who want to learn more. Good rhythm for story time as well. Wonderful book all around!
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