What the Crow Saw Below

What the Crow Saw Below is a beautiful story to remind us to look all around us and focus on the joy.  Life is often not what it seems and this book demonstrates this beautifully. It is inspirational as the youngest member of the flock is the one to encourage the others to change their view.

This is a wonderful story with a fabulous message.  What the Crow Saw Below would be a powerful story to use as a catalyst for discussing the difference that they could make as young people. 

The choice of illustration style and colour adds to the detail and emotions in the story. A brilliant bedtime story, class read or a book corner book.

Picture book / Reviewed by Amanda Shipton, teacher

Suggested Reading Age 3+

What the Crow Saw Below is a great rhyming book about a curious crow who is tired of looking for dangers below and so instead finds the courage to look up and see what she can discover.

The vocabulary in this book is brilliant, it's descriptive and extended, with some clever play on words (I like 'Caw, Caw, Caution!') and some alliteration.  The story arc is simple and easy to follow but the choice of words makes this a great springboard into higher vocabulary.

The idea of crow overcoming fear and discovering something fun makes this book an easy one for children to relate to, too. I had some great chats with my five-year-old about how this is similar to how she feels about moving up into the next school year and we were able to talk about the nice things that crow discovered once they got over the worry.

Picture book / Reviewed by Lizi Backhouse, teacher

Suggested Reading Age 5+