Clever Crow

Olivia makes her illustrations outstanding and fascinating to look at. The illustrations seem so realistic it immerses you into the story alongside the crow. This book is very simple to understand but has a fathomably powerful impact to the readers. Clever crow is currently my favourite illustration book as the words are not needed but only the art is to understand the intent of Olivia. I would recommend this to many others especially younger readers to empower them about how intelligence is an essential for everything.

Célio

ST PAULS STARS

Clever Crow is a captivating picture book that shines a spotlight on one of nature’s most intelligent—and often overlooked—birds. Chris Butterworth’s lyrical, fact-filled text introduces young readers to the remarkable world of crows: birds that use tools, solve problems, play games, and even “fake out” other animals to protect their food. What truly sets the book apart is the stunning artwork by Olivia Lomenech Gill. Her mixed-media illustrations—rich with texture, mood, and motion—bring the story to life and echo the crows' mysterious charm. From shadowy trees to swooping wings, every spread invites closer inspection and sparks curiosity. Perfect for ages 5–8, Clever Crow blends science with art, making it ideal for classrooms, bedtime, or nature-themed read-alouds. It gently encourages observation and respect for wild animals, showing that intelligence and wonder can be found in the most common places—even in the birds perched just outside our windows.

Manha

Sale High Readers

Clever Crow is an incredible book. In my opinion, the background and texture is amazing, especially the newspaper background. The things that I especially liked was that they showed the crow all around the pages even on the crows that aren't written about and I think this is because it shows that wherever you are, there will probably be a crow near you. I recommend this book for all ages and rate it a solid 9.5/10.

Ermis

Latymer Prep Shadowers

Crows are clever. This book is about different types of crows.

Mirha

Read to succeed

A fact-full adventure through the eyes of the tremendous, amazing, clever crow! One of the most boring birds ever, or so you thought, the humble crow is something we pay no attention to, this really opened my eyes to the secret lives of crows. This book was so deeply thought out. Non-fiction never looked so good! I think the page with the crow and the ink perfectly encaptured the message the author is trying to get through. Great for all ages! 9.5/10.

Liam

Latymer Prep Shadowers

A fact-full adventure through the eyes of the tremendous, amazing, clever crow! One of the most boring birds ever, or so you thought, the humble crow is something we pay no attention to, this really opened my eyes to the secret lives of crows. This book was so deeply thought out, non-fiction never looked so good! I think the page with the crow and the ink perfectly encaptured the message the author is trying to get through. Great for all ages! 9.5/10.

Liam

Latymer Prep Shadowers

I feel like Clever Crow is a non-fiction book that brings the everyday, casual crow into the spotlight with a great effect. This book showcases lots of interesting facts about crows, including facts about their great memory and their adaptability to the fast paced world that surrounds them. I would recommend this book as I really enjoyed the point of perspective and how she uses different materials for her illustrations.I love how she teaches us about the similarities between humans and crows which are ingeniously highlighted at the end which made me gain a newfound respect for the humble crow by the end.

Sara

Latymer Prep Shadowers

Clever Crow is a fun and detailed book with hidden meanings, it also shows they aren’t perfect when it comes to flying, singing and how they look, although some of the birds on the inside back cover were beautiful, but they are incredibly smart. I also found it really interesting how great crows' memories are and how they live all over the world. The front and back inside cover showing the eggs at the beginning and hatchlings at the end is a brilliant way to start and end a book and for me, personally I think it’s 9/10 but it could definitely be 10/10.

Alex

Latymer Prep Shadowers

Clever Crow is especially a great book because it really tells us about crows and how they aren’t just vermin that make your eardrums bleed. One of my favourite pages of the book are the endpapers. It's so wondrous that there are that many crow species. I especially liked how the beginning endpapers have all the eggs of the crow family on them and the endpapers at the back of the book have all the crows hatched as if time has passed. It’s very interesting how amazing a crow’s memory is. I would recommend this book to absolutely anyone. I rate it 9.5/10.

Kaan

Latymer Prep Shadowers

Clever Crow is a fun and detailed book with hidden meanings, it also shows crows aren’t perfect when it comes to flying, singing and how they look, although some of the birds on the inside back cover were beautiful, but they are incredibly smart. I also found it really interesting how great crows' memories are and how they live all over the world. The front and back inside cover showing the eggs at the beginning and hatchlings at the end is a brilliant way to start and end a book. For me, I think this book is 9/10 but it could definitely be 10/10.

Alex

Latymer Prep Shadowers

Clever Crow is an amazing book. Some people think that crows are bad creatures because they steal our food but the book shows us that crows are not that bad. I love how Olivia Lomenech Gill draws not perfectly but it is like she is sketching a crow. I love the drawing of a crow standing on top of all the landmarks. That shows that crows are all around the world. I also love that on the inside front cover it shows all the eggs and on the inside back cover it shows when the eggs hatch into baby crows. I recommend this book to all ages because most young children like birds. I rate this book an amazing 10/10.

Avik

Latymer Prep Shadowers

I really like Clever Crow because the pictures are so detailed and I really enjoy reading the story because the pictures really help to understand the story. I also like that on the first page it shows a crow on a bin and in the background it says famous places from around the world to say that crows live everywhere. I also find it interesting that on the front page it shows all the eggs of the crows and on the back page it shows them hatched. I would rate this book 9.5 out of 10.

Camilla

Latymer Prep Shadowers

Clever Crow is an excellent book. My favourite part of it is the illustrations on the front and back covers because on the front one there are the eggs of the crow family and on the back cover there are the birds of the crow family so it's like the crows have grown with the book. I think this book shows that even though crows aren't beautiful or amazing fliers they are still the most clever of all birds. This book is for 5+ readers and I would rate this book 5 stars.

Ettore

Latymer Prep Shadowers

Clever Crow is an outstanding book. It explains to you all about crows in a fun way. My favorite DPS was when the crow was standing on top of the bin looking at the city because I liked how the famous landmarks showed that crows are all over this planet. I thought that it was really smart with the photo of the bird eggs at the beginning and once they had hatched into their species of crow. The detail in this book was also amazing because it felt like they captured every single little detail on the birds and in the background. I also loved the newspaper background. I would recommend this book for all ages and for me it is a 10/10.

Hugh

Latymer Prep Shadowers

Clever Crow is a beautifully illustrated and thoughtfully written children’s book by Olivia Lomenech Gill that talks about crows and what they do it mentions their intelligence and how many different species of crow their are. I like how at the front end paper their are drawings of eggs with the name of the crow species and at the end the actual birds. I would Recommend this book for readers 3-9 and I would rate it 8/10.

Noah

Latymer Prep Shadowers

Clever Crow is a heartwarming book. I love how Olivia uses the newspaper background to show how much we underestimate crows, and the book really makes the reader think twice about how they treat them. I love the page in the book were the crow is on the dustbin looking out onto the different landmarks on the world, and because the crow’s sitting on a bin, it again shows how as we treat crows like pests, we shouldn’t because they really have the same equality as any other bird, and it again makes the reader think twice if they treat crows badly. Even though this book is aimed for younger readers, anyone could read it and enjoy it. I really like this book, so I will rate it a solid 8/10.

Leia

Latymer Prep Shadowers

The book is about how clever and creative crows can be. I have really enjoyed reading it. The illustrations were like they were real crows and showed what they did. I liked the illustrations. I don’t think I have a favourite bit. I would recommend it to anyone who wants to learn about crows.

Neave

Sandroyd Bookivores

This book is a fantastic book about crows and their daily lives. The illustrations are amazing and I really love the messy but neat style of art and the different sketch and brush strokes look stunning. The use of ink and crumpled newspapers really adds the cherry on top. The illustrations are very detailed and I love the inside front and back covers with the eggs becoming birds, and also the extra details added with the crow whos egg had never been seen and left it all blank. I would recommend this book for anyone who loves a good fact book and it has simple writing, so is easy to read. I would rate this book a good 9/10!

Bella

Latymer Prep Shadowers

Clever Crow is definitely a very well illustrated book, a one-of-a-kind book. We often think that crows are everyday creatures, pests. Olivia Lomenech Gill has turned this story into a heartwarming book about all types of crows and how they are unique. The endpapers have eggs and the final hatched crows, this is fun to look at and learn about different species. I love how the simple images give complex content. Crows have their own special way of telling us something, and this book definitely showed that. I would recommend this book to readers who are curious about nature and animals. I think this book is for all ages because it gives an interesting story meant for everyone. I would rate this book a solid 10/10.

Zeynep

Latymer Prep Shadowers

Clever Crow is a really good book because it shows how crows are normally hated and unwanted, but in this book it tells the reader how crows aren’t pests. Crows are just birds living their daily lives and that they’re everywhere. I love how Olivia Lomenech Gill uses bits of newspaper for some parts of the illustration and she uses lots of colours and collage. She illustrates the book in a sketchy and non perfect way, but also adds a mix of details, which I really like. She’s also very clever with her illustrations and it’s like she re-writes the words but in pictures. For example, on the page that has lots of different landmarks, it says that birds can be found everywhere and I think it’s really clever she puts lots of landmarks. On the same page, she puts the crow standing on a rubbish bin and I feel like it indicates that crows are unwanted. Overall, this book is really good and the illustrations are clever. I would rate this book 8/10 and I would recommend it to anyone over the age of 2 and someone that loves birds.

Paris

Latymer Prep Shadowers

Clever Crow is a fun book expressing how similar crows are to humans and that crows aren’t perfect in terms of flying, singing and looks, but they are geniuses. Crows actually remember everyone they look at, so if you hurt a crow, it will never forget what you did. Olivia Lomenech-Gill manages to capture perfectly the skill to betray clues through pictures. The front and back cover showing the eggs and hatchlings is a brilliant way to start and end a book and for me, it is an easy 10/10.

Isaac

Latymer Prep Shadowers

I think that Clever Crow is a fantastic book that I recommend for all ages. I really like how The illustrator has used newspapers for the background on some of the pages as I think it is there to show that crows take any scraps and rubbish. My favourite bits of the story is the inside and backside cover because, I like how on the inside cover there are all the eggs and on the backside cover there are all the crows after they have hatched. I also like page one and two because there is a crow sitting in the corner looking over all the famous landmarks from all over the world. I really like this because it is trying to tell you that crows can settle anywhere. This book is a book about crows but illustrated in a lot of detail.

Otto

Latymer Prep Shadowers

The inside front cover of Clever Crow is the eggs of the crow family with the names and the inside back cover is the hatched eggs with the names. The first page shows different landmarks from across the world and a crow sitting on a rubbish bin looking at them which means they live all around the world. It tells you all types of facts about crows, some are colourful some are less colourful and it tells you actually how intelligent they are. I think it is very good to know about birds that you see every day and they are not very appreciated so this book can make you think about these birds. I think this book should be for 5 and over to understand these birds and I rate it nine out of ten because I think the water colours really express the bird.

Arkady

Latymer Prep Shadowers

Clever Crow is definitely a ‘one-of-a-kind’ book. The ordinary, everyday crow is mostly considered as a pest, but this book puts the crow in a completely different spotlight. Firstly, the book explains the bad things about crows, but, nearer to the end, we hear the crow being described with positive adjectives, such as playful and clever. My favourite parts were the endpapers, where at the first endpaper we have the whole crow family’s unhatched eggs, and at the end we have all the hatched crows with all their names. I would recommend this book to everyone above 2 or 3, but mostly for curious minds who like to discover facts, as this book is full of them, and to bird-lovers.

Arzoi

Latymer Prep Shadowers

The illustrations really combine together with the text. And also, if there wasn't any text, the pictures can tell you what the pages are talking about.

Quanrui

Alexandra Readers

Florriana

Dovery Reading Gladiators

The style of illustration is very unique and inspires interest, whether that's with the visible rubbing out of the drawings, showing that the process took quite a long time and maybe conveying the message that mistakes make beauty, or with the motif of newspaper possibly symbolising that although the crows have had a poor portrayal by the media they are still fun and peaceful creatures, teaching young children to not judge a book by it's cover.

ALfie

TLA Readers

I like the illustrations because I love birds and find them very interesting!

Eliza

TLA Readers

Emily

BFS Umbra Readers

Tani

Inkscape Critics

The book is about crows. I like the illustrations because they are very detailed and colourful. I like the sketch and the drawing. I would recommend it because the bookgives very interesting facts about the crow.

Wesley

Sandroyd Bookivores

I like the colours.

Emil

Inkscape Critics

I think the book needs more animal pictures, but I liked the end pages with the eggs on.

Bruk

Inkscape Critics

The pictures need to be more colourful.

Harri

Inkscape Critics

7/10. The pictures were good.

Thomas

Inkscape Critics

Charles

Inkscape Critics

Bruk

Inkscape Critics

Jensen

Inkscape Critics

I enjoyed the egg pages and when they hatched into birds.

Jude

Inkscape Critics

The front cover doesn't give any context and I don't find it interesting. I think it is a good story. I enjoyed the eggs and the birds.

Annabelle

Inkscape Critics

This was our favourite book. We loved the title "Clever Crow"! The illustrations are fantastic and there are lots of extra details. I like the pictures of eggs at the start and the way you can see them hatched at the end. It tells you all the names of birds.The picture of the city at the start was amazing!

Emily

Big Bookworms

Alfie

Inkscape Critics

The illustrations are great. 10/10!

Maddie

Inkscape Critics

The artwork is very good.

Marlon

Inkscape Critics

Maddie

Inkscape Critics

Katherine

Inkscape Critics

Terry

Inkscape Critics

James

Inkscape Critics

In my opinion, I like this (Clever Crow) book is because it's a non-fiction book and I really do like realistic books because it's based on a true story. And the fact that Olivia Lomenech Gill put some amazing interesting facts about the clever crow including their great memory and their adaptability. It would want me to read again by the same author but different books. And it's truly amazing! I really enjoyed reading this book.

Japjeet

BFS Umbra Readers

Marlon

Inkscape Critics

Arthur S

Sandroyd Bookivores

This was a really nice non fiction book about crows. They seem like ordinary birds, right? But this book helps people realise that there are so many types of crow, and they are all uniquely beautiful. I loved how there were pictures of crows' eggs at the front, and then the fully grown ones at the back!

Clara

Sheringdale Page Turners

An incredible mix of different textures the illustrations all intricate and brimming with detail.

Layla

BFS Umbra Readers

It was monochromatic but with splashes of colour, the theme includes lots of urban illustrations and relatable situations. The crows were portrayed very realistically and they had recognisable traits, I think its a very good book to reread and its suitable for ages.

Indi

Hackney Primary Reading Champions

Sky

Dovery Reading Gladiators

I think Clever Crow is the best book because the illustrations are amazing. Which makes me think it's the best book and should win the award for having lovely details for the pictures.

Klay

Great Coates

Clever crow is a lovely book. It’s tells the reader loads of facts about crows whilst we also follow the crows on their journey. And it shows us that crows aren’t just boring plain birds . The illustrations are beautiful and they tell the us lots of facts as well as reading them. My favourite bit is when the author tells us and shows us how crows can be playful , for example how they roll in the snow. I would definitely recommend this book to all ages who love crows and want to find out more about them . I LOVE this book

Ceci

Sandroyd Bookivores

I love how, in this book, it says that all crows are smart and they work together to help each other.

Aliza

Read to succeed

This book is very interesting because it talks about crows and that there is not just one type. The illustrations are very detailed and it shows what they actually look like.

Esmae

Great Coates

Oliver

Great Coates

I love how the illustrations are so detailed and meaningful, conveying such a beautifully drawn message, and they go so well with the text of the story! The writing is also quite poetic and elegantly written :) I noticed that the colour palette is very dull and muted, reflecting on the rather unpleasant exterior of crows. The story has a moral message of “it doesn’t matter what is on the outside of someone – what does matter is that the inside and personality is beautiful”, which I completely agree with.

Eunice

Sale High Readers

I liked the pictures a lot I would rate it a 8/10

Lydia

Prettygate Junior School

I Love all the things the author said about the crow. I Like that the author has things that he put some things from countries like the Eiffel Tower

Poppy

Prettygate Junior School

I like the dark colours and how it is about crows.I also liked how it had realistic pictures.I liked the pictures of the birds and the bird eggs at the front and back.

Raadhya

Prettygate Junior School

Love the idea Realistic pictures Got good facts Good eggs

Ella

Prettygate Junior School

I liked how in the background it looked like there was bits of scrap paper and it looked liked a book .

Emily

Prettygate Junior School

Very dark pictures. But a very clever Bird.

Lucas

Prettygate Junior School

The illustrations were really detailed and the background of each page match the type of crow.

Isabelle

Prettygate Junior School

This book is so amazing the illustrations are incredible and the book is perfect from the front cover to the end it is amazing

thea

Prettygate Junior School

I love the backgrounds of this incredible book. I also like the way you used real facts about crows.

Flo

Prettygate Junior School

Teddy

Sandroyd Bookivores

This wonderful book is called Clever Crow. I liked this story a lot because I have never known so much information about crows in such a simple easy manner. The illustrations were nicely made by what seems to be paints. They do give off quite a gloomy feel to the book in some of them, but a cheerful bright feel in others. I do like the illustrations because they really give off the feeling of a jet-black crow cawing away in a field or busy city. My favourite bit is all of it because it’s interesting, the illustrations are beautiful and the information is given to the reader in a simple yet formal way. i definitely would recommend because its informal, gives the reader a gloomy and dark feel to them but it’s so intriguing you just want read on!

Teddy

Sandroyd Bookivores

This book made me learn some of the bird eggs and the birds that come with them.

Muhammed

AE Shadow-readers

I would recommend clever crow to you because it has brilliant illustrations and if you love crows it has some amazing facts that I didn’t even know. At the start it has the eggs of the crow family and at the end all the birds fully grown.

Isabelle

Dovery Reading Gladiators

Isabelle

Dovery Reading Gladiators

Thomas

Dovery Reading Gladiators

Clever Crow, by Chris Butterworth and illustrated by Olivia Lomenech Gill, is an interesting nonfiction picture book that discusses the intelligence and adaptability of crows. Through a mix of lyrical text and mixed-media illustrations, the book illustrates how crows use tools, remember locations, and engage in playful behavior. The illustrations, in their muted color and layered texture, complement the story, offering readers a multifaceted portrait of these unheralded birds. The book encourages young readers to take notice of and revel in the natural world around them.

Alex

The WH shadowers

This book is packed with information about crows and just overall birds and I like the information but I especially like the drawing of all the birds. It's really as if they have just come to life on the page and the bird is really there. The drawings are really beautiful.

Elliot

LGGS Shadow Questers

Clever Crow is a book full of facts about crows. I like it because it is very interesting and I love animals. But my favourites are seals]. In my opinion the illustrations are nice but is very sad because they have quite a lot of grey in them. My favourite page is the nesting crow because it’s got these lovely eggs in the illustration and it talks a lot about what crows make their nest out of. I would recommend this book for people who like facts.

Aurora

Sandroyd Bookivores

I am dyslexic and when I was in Y2 I couldn't read or write because I used to be in a french school and I just started English in Y2 so this is very relatable. I also liked the characters and the pictures because of the detail.

Maximilian

BurlingtonBookReaders

the drawings are soo pretty. its like the pictured tell the story .

Jaspreet

Sale High Readers

Tomonori

Sandroyd Bookivores

The book is a about crows and it tells you everything about these interesting birds. The illustrations are coourful and very realistic. My favourite part of the book was to discover that crows are in groups and that they help each other. I would recommend the book if you want to know more about crows, which you can see everywhere.

Theodor

Sandroyd Bookivores

Clever crow is about what crows do and explain where they live. There are more than 100 birds in the crow family. It takes 20 days for an egg to hatch. They are very very smart. Some of the crows feathers different colours on there feathers and most of the crows are black. The illustration was very very thoughtful and detailed and I loved it. I would definitely recommend this book because you can learn tons of information about crows. I give it a 4.5/5

Tomonori

Sandroyd Bookivores

The book 'Clever Crow' is a great, non-fiction book. I think its an amazing book because it talks about crows and their features like how clever they are or how they store food. I rate this book a 9 out of 10. I recommend this book to anyone who likes non-fiction or likes crows.

Aarav

Bispham Bookworms

clever crow is very poetic and very depressing. This book makes me have mix emotions.It makes me depressed by the colors and backgrounds. it makes me happy from the words because it is poetic.

Liyana

Sale High Readers

The book is about crows . We like the book because it’s fun. The pictures are detailed and well drawn. We like the illustrations because they did good drawings. We prefer the first page about the eggs. We would recommend it because it is a good book and it helps you with your learning.

Max and Arthur

Sandroyd Bookivores

SJ

The CCG Shadowers

SJ

The CCG Shadowers

SJ

The CCG Shadowers

SJ

The CCG Shadowers

SJ

The CCG Shadowers

The book is explaining us all about crows, what they can do and how clver they can be. I think it is interesting because it is teaching me things I did not know about crows. The illustrations are beautiful and realistic with great details. My favourite part is when the author shows how the crows play. I would recommend the book to children interested in nature and birds.

Alfonso

Sandroyd Bookivores

A fantastic non fiction book that made me learn so much about crows! I didn't know they were so clever, crafty and playful! This is a fascinating book, I've never read a picture book full of crows before! Wow!

Eliza

St David’s readers

Clever Crow is an amazing book as most people don't rate crows and find them annoying, with their cawing. But even so, they match the appearance of a crow. The book shows the differences between crows and other birds. Overall, I liked this book. I would rate it a 7/10.

anna

Rebel Readers

SJ

The CCG Shadowers

This book is nice and I think crows are very clever. I thought this was going to be just a children’s book but I learnt a lot from it. They style of illustration is really good, and the colours. I love this picture where the crow is in the front, against the background of newsprint. I wonder why they used newspaper and lined writing paper. Perhaps it’s about recycling or to show that crows are intelligent. There’s a page with the skull of a crow. I always sense crows looking at me, watching, but they don’t seem as aggressive as seagulls. They just watch and they don’t try to snatch your food.

Noreen

The CCG Shadowers

The illustrations are nothing short of mesmerizing. Each page is a stunning work of art, rich with intricate details and a deep sense of atmosphere. It is a captivating tribute to the intelligence and fascinating habits of crows. The hand-drawn, mixed-media illustrations, rendered in a muted, earthy colour palette, evoke a sense of timelessness and connection to nature. Olivia’s mastery of light and shadow brings the world of the story to life, making the landscapes feel expansive and the characters deeply emotional, each crow brought to life with character and personality. Her delicate yet bold strokes capture the essence of the narrative, drawing readers into the magical world where every image tells a story of its own. The illustrations are, indeed, a standout feature of this delightful picture book. The illustrations are not only visually captivating but also work in harmony with the text, enhancing the mood and themes of the story, making Clever Crow a truly immersive experience for both children and adults alike. I thoroughly enjoyed it and learned new and insightful lessons about the crows that are sometimes taken for granted in our every day life.

Rachel

The CCG Shadowers

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At first I didn’t think it was that interesting, but as it got on it got more and more interesting, because it started to show all the different species of birds.

Noah

Academy Book Gurus

I loved the book because the crow was super clever in the story. What a clever crow! It could solve everything you said to the crow. I loved the pictures because it tells everything you need to know about the crow. But when will it have baby crows? I recommend this book to children in year 1/2.

Rueben

Brooke Weston Book Busters

I found this book informative and the illustrations are very nice.

Anton

Bacon and Eggs Literary Society

Miley

Rebel Readers

One of the best books every! Splashes of inky colours everywhere! It has lots of information that makes me want to learn more about crows and how they live in the city.. The illustrations are very detailed and I was inspired to draw a picture of the crow sitting on the dustbin for the Gallery - note the red bottle cap!. This book is very detailed, creative and informative. I loved it!

Miley

Rebel Readers

Clever Crow was an excellent book. The illustrations were really stunning and eye catching. The starting and finishing pages were my favorite pages of all the pages. A little thing I noticed , was the little red cap the crow was carrying, throughout the story. One of my favourite pages is page 24. I like this page because it shows you the movement of the crows as they slide down the snow covered roof! I give this book 7/10.

Jasmine

Rebel Readers

Clever crows I really like this book because it tells me what crows can do that I never knew and at the start it shows all different eggs and at the end it shows the birds hatched

Ruby

Barrow Bookworms

This wasn’t the best of books. I don’t mind non-fiction books, but this one was a bit boring as it was about how clever crows are. I do like the pictures at the start and end of the book. I like to compare the birds from when they were eggs to when they’re hatched. If you are interested in birds then I would highly recommend this book. If not, I would maybe give it a try but it would probably be boring.

Cleo

Barrow Bookworms

I like the illustrations, especially the one with the horse. The eggs at the start are cool

Una

Barrow Bookworms

The book was very good it had many facts about crows. The illustrations were amazing the crows were very realistic but most pages were black white and grey and others were filled with colour.

Ridhwan

Brooke Weston Book Busters

Amazing images they relate to the words really well and I can tell that it took a lot of work to illustrate.

Remus

Brooke Weston Book Busters

***** Best picture book ever! I've enjoyed this book until the last stroke of the brush. Gorgeous pictures,great facts that you might have never known and displayed in a way that makes it hard to put it down. Just love it!

Isla

Carnegie@StBede’s

The Clever Crow's illustrations are beautiful and the bright blue on the front page is really eye catching but then the dark and gloomy pictures throughout the book is a bit overwhelming. I also think that it has too many descriptive words for 5 year olds and in order to keep them interested in reading/learning about Crows more pictures could be used to display the facts.

Luca

The WH shadowers

The illustrations are very good, I really enjoyed them . The age rating is quite young and I think they are very dull for 5 year olds - I think they would want more colour which would mean it caught their eye and is then more interesting . It is a non-fiction book meaning it has lots of facts which are good for learning but it is a lot of written information. The front cover does have some bold colours which is good.

Alfie

The WH shadowers

The representation of the crows invites readers to look closely at the bird and see beyond its dark colour, the use of the bold blue colour on the front page really is striking. Illustrations are incredibly detailed. An informative read that is educational but sometimes a little ‘wordy’ especially for younger readers.

Mrs Whittaker

The WH shadowers

What happens in this book is it talks about the life’s of crows. I like this book because at the start it has these eggs and at the end it shows the eggs hatch and you can spot the difference between the eggs and the crows. I think it could have more colour because it is just black and white.

Norah

Barrow Bookworms

The book is about the different types of crows. The thing I like the most of are the illustrations of the eggs at the start and the hatched version at the end. I would recommend this book to someone in KS2. The thing I would change are the colours because they are kind of boring like nude colours.

Eva

Barrow Bookworms

This book is about different crows and how they live. I loved that it showed the eggs at the start of the book and at the end it showed how they hatched so you could see the difference. There is lots of interesting information and the illustrations that go with it are fabulous although there could be more colour. It teaches us lots about crows that are interesting. I would recommend to KS2 children and older.

Hallie

Barrow Bookworms