Two Crows

by Susan Vande Griek

This melodious read-aloud reimagines the haunting Scottish Gaelic ballad Twa Corbies as a child-friendly counting book. Two Crows follows a country dweller and their dog on a cold November’s day as they observe the wild, wooded landscape all around them. Young readers will delight in observing the crows’ strange behaviour as they bitter and squawk, chatter and talk, while rabbling with a rabbit, squabbling with a squirrel, and howling at a hound. As readers watch the crows come and go, they will find themselves counting up to ten and back down again.
With stunning, spare verse from the award-winning author of Loon and Hawks Kettle, Puffins Wheel and folk art–inspired artwork by Emma FitzGerald, the Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Award–nominated illustrator of EveryBody’s Different on EveryBody Street and A Pocket of Time, Two Crows is a lilting tale to warm the heart on cold winter nights.

Genres: Picture Books

24 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 18, 2022

Reviews

[Kim · Rating 3 out of 5]

Illustrations are gorgeous.

[Lynn Davidson · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a rhyming counting book about crows. The reader can see in the illustrations the crows' actions and squabbling in the trees as they watch a boy and his dog. The counting goes by twos up to ten and back down to two.