Baby Crow
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Cover Story
This month BfK features Jane Ray’s cover for The Twelve Dancing Princesses. We’re particularly delighted to have the opportunity to use this illustration as it enables us to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Orchard Books - they’re 10 this year! And also to thank them for their help in producing our July cover.
Baby Crow
An unusual and visually striking book, concerning a family of crows who sit around wearing elegant hats and discussing the family's prowess in operatic singing. Baby Crow, however, suffers an identity crisis when his parents discover that he can make only a beeping noise. Grandfather Crow rectifies this failing quite easily, but Baby Crow's discovery of his true voice leads to another set of problems altogether. The story is simple, but both ironic and surreal, presented in bold, black capital text to match the intensity of the pictures. Highly recommended as a very engaging oddity.


