Crow Made a Friend

Reviewed by: Bernie Alie - Kennebunk Free Library, Kennebunk ME, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: February 9, 2016

Review

Crow is a resourceful bird, combating loneliness by creating friends from sticks, leaves, apples or snow. When nature limits the duration of these friendships, Crow tries again. Seasonal changes take us from fall, to winter, to spring, and the friendship that grows into a family. One sentence per page, a controlled vocabulary and a clear, easy-to-read font will encourage new readers. Illustrations of pen and ink with watercolor depict an expressive, colorful bird that pops from the white background. One quibble is that Crow is so colorful, that children won't recognize him as the black bird in their backyard. Overall, a recommended addition to the new reader shelf.

Overall Book Score: very good