A Crow of His Own (Paperback)

Megan Dowd Lambert

ISBN 10: 1580894488 / ISBN 13: 9781580894487

Published by Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S., Watertown, 2019

About this Item

Paperback. In this fresh and funny picture book by children's literature scholar and educator Megan Lambert, new rooster Clyde learns that being himself is the best way to stand out on the farm.Clyde is the new rooster at Sunrise Farm. But he's having trouble fitting in and replacing Larry-the beloved rooster whose wake-up calls were legendary. The cow, the gaggle of hens, and the sheep reminisce about Larry while poor Clyde fails to croon the farmyard awake with the same finesse. Clyde attempts to win over the farm by wearing an elaborate costume and putting on a show like Larry was known to do, but in the end, Clyde realizes that imitating Larry is not the way to succeed.AwardsSELECTION 2016 - Cooperative Children's Book Center ChoicesSELECTION 2016 - Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the YearHONOR 2016 - Ezra Jack Keats Book Award Clyde the rooster is a little scrawny, so he is having a hard time trying to measure up to his predecessor on the farm--but with a little help from a friendly goose he may find a crow of his own. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Crow of His Own (Paperback)
• Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S., Watertown
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1580894488
• ISBN 13: 9781580894487
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Costello, David Hyde
• Condition: new

About this title

Synopsis

Clyde is the new rooster at Sunrise Farm. But he’s having trouble fitting in and replacing Larry—the beloved rooster whose wake-up calls were legendary. The cow, the gaggle of hens, and the sheep reminisce about Larry while poor Clyde fails to croon the farmyard awake with the same finesse. Clyde attempts to win over the farm by wearing an elaborate costume and putting on a show like Larry was known to do, but in the end, Clyde realizes that imitating Larry is not the way to succeed.

Awards

SELECTION 2016 - Cooperative Children's Book Center Choices
SELECTION 2016 - Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year
HONOR 2016 - Ezra Jack Keats Book Award

About the Author

Megan Dowd Lambert is an instructor at the Center for the Study of Children's Literature at Simmons College, where she previously earned her master's degree in children's literature. She writes about books and parenting for the Horn Book Magazine, has sat on a Caldecott Committee, and worked at the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art for many years before writing A Crow of His Own, her first picture book.

David Hyde Costello studied acting at the Hartford Academy of Performing Arts and then went on to major in theater and visual arts at Bard College. After graduating, David worked on the sets of plays and movies, including Hello, Dolly! on Broadway and such films as Angels in America, Spider-Man, and The Departed. He is the author and illustrator of I Can Help (Farrar, Straus and Giroux) and Little Pig Joins the Band. www.davidhydecostello.com