CRICK, CRACK, CROW! Meet a Brilliant Bird!

 So, enough with the bird books already.... Like THIS and THIS and THIS.

PEACHTREE BOOKS, 2024

Is that what you're thinking? Please stay with me while i celebrate one fabulous picture book featuring the antics (and brilliance) of a crow. CRICK, CRACK, CROW! is written by Janet Lord and illustrated by Julie Paschkis. 

From the endpapers to the cover art throughout each interior spread, crows reach readers as both familiar and extraordinary. In addition to the silhouettes of crows posing mid-act in one of their countless antics, this bright-eyed  young crow explores anything and everything it encounters. The humor is portrayed through delightful images and lively, patterned, rhyming leadlines for each episode and incident. 

Crows can be annoying to many folks, including other birds and even squirrels and pets (and you'll see why), but this fella is undoubtedly as appealing as he is entertaining. Amid the multiple scenes in which crow's clever pursuits reveal the talents and intentions of birds that have been scientifically proven to be among the most intelligent of creatures other than humans and other primates. Even that exclusion might be challenged in certain circumstances. That challenge can be addressed in any of the back-matter references provided, all of which are kid-friendly and authenticated for accuracy. 

Do yourself a favor and check out this homage to the wit and willful wiliness of this particular crow, crows as a species, and some truly impressive writing and illustrations. Enjoy!