Supper for Crow: A Northwest Coast Indian Tale

by Pierr Morgan

Mama Crow and her hungry babies learn an important lesson in greed and gullibility from Mischievous Raven

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

32 pages, Hardcover

First published April 11, 1995

Reviews

[Renee · Rating 3 out of 5]

I don't have the copy of A BROKEN FLUTE: THE NATIVE EXPERIENCE IN BOOKS FOR CHILDREN checked out from the library anymore, but I had Supper for Crow on my To Read List after going through the text.

From what I remember, I don't think the author is Indigenous, but still created a text that was approved/recommended by the native reviewer.

From the author's note: "Some time ago I lived on the Makah (muh-KAH) Indian Reservation in Neah Bay, Washington, where I enjoyed the Pacific Ocean as my front yard and Isabelle Idles, a Makah elder and basket maker, as my next door neighbor. " She told him the story of Crow and Raven and the author tried t o keep the flavor of Isabelle's language in this retelling.

Story is short, large text, bold illustrations. Great for young children. Thought the ending was abrupt for me. I thought I missed a page. I was waiting for Crow to teach Raven a lesson. But in my reading, that is not how these tales are supposed to end - with a moral.

[Ruth · Rating 3 out of 5]

My son was a little confused by the ending. He's not used to trickster stories, but this was a good introduction.