{"id":446585245,"title":"A Crow of His Own","handle":"a-crow-of-his-own","description":"\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR\/ILLUSTRATOR INFO BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy: \u003ca title=\"Author Megan Dowd Lambert\" href=\"http:\/\/charlesbridge.myshopify.com\/pages\/megan-dowd-lambert\"\u003eMegan Dowd Lambert\u003c\/a\u003e \/ Illustrated by: \u003ca title=\"Author\/Illustrator David Hyde Costello\" href=\"http:\/\/charlesbridge.myshopify.com\/pages\/david-hyde-costello\"\u003eDavid Hyde Costello\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER HEADING BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eClyde's got big shoes to fill. \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLarry was the best rooster ever, waking up the barnyard, impressing his friends, and sending all the hens into a swoon with his masterful crow. But when Larry takes off for fame and fortune, farmers Jay and Kevin replace the irreplaceable with a new rooster: Clyde. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClyde tries everything to win the affections of his new community—costumes, a unicycle, even a mustache. His efforts fall flat and his crow goes unheard. But when motherly goose Roberta offers him some gentle advice, Clyde finds the courage to step out into the spotlight and crow like only he can crow. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnimated dialogue and hilarious illustrations full of sight gags will keep young readers glued to the page. A delightful story for anyone in search of their own voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recommended-books\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like this book, you’ll enjoy these:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/a-kid-of-their-own\"\u003eA Kid of Their Own\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/raj-the-bookstore-tiger\" title=\"Raj the Bookstore Tiger\"\u003eRaj the Bookstore Tiger\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca title=\"First Day Jitters\" href=\"http:\/\/charlesbridge.myshopify.com\/products\/first-day-jitters\"\u003eFirst Day Jitters\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - START OF TABS - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e [TABS]\n\u003ch5\u003eLook Inside\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg class=\"cvr-border-gray\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/crow-of-his-own-spread.jpg?17417212610414051584\"\u003e\u003c!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --\u003e \u003cscript type=\"text\/javascript\" async=\"\" defer data-pin-shape=\"round\" data-pin-height=\"32\" data-pin-hover=\"true\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMegan Dowd Lambert, author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMegan Dowd Lambert is a senior lecturer in children's literature at Simmons College, where she earned her master's degree in children's literature after completing a B.A. at Smith College. She writes for the \u003cem\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e; served on the 2011 Caldecott committee; and worked at the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art for many years, leading Whole Book Approach storytimes and training others in her methods.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Author Megan Dowd Lambert\" href=\"http:\/\/charlesbridge.myshopify.com\/pages\/megan-dowd-lambert\"\u003eRead more \u003c\/a\u003eabout Megan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Hyde Costello, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDavid Hyde Costello has worked as a scenic artist for motion pictures and the stage. David has also painted and created puppets for theatrical productions. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eHere They Come!\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eI Can Help\u003c\/em\u003e. David lives in Amherst, Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Author\/Illustrator David Hyde Costello\" href=\"http:\/\/charlesbridge.myshopify.com\/pages\/david-hyde-costello\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about David.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCCBC Choices\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEzra Jack Keats New Writer Honor Book\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBank Street Best Children’s Books of the Year 2016\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA scrawny young rooster named Clyde tries to fill the big shoes of his predecessor, Larry, in Lambert's verbally dexterous ode to identity. Larry the rooster brought star power to Sunrise Farm. He knew how, in the farmspun words of motherly goose Roberta, to make \"quite a show of it\"-\"it\" being the morning cock-a-doodle-doo. When Clyde pops from his crate to greet his new farm mates, all bumble-footed and insecure in the shadow of the great Larry, the other animals (minus Roberta) find him wanting: in word bubbles of disappointment, \"What a worthless chicken.\" Clyde endeavors to top Larry at Larry's game-two-stepping, riding a unicycle, parachuting into the dawn-and he makes a hash of it, because Clyde isn't Larry. Clyde must find his own voice, and he does so with a little help from Roberta. Where Lambert hoes a row of her own is in the wording of the story. No \"said\" or \"asked\" makes an appearance. Rather, readers discover \"stammered\" and \"soothed,\" \"assured\" and \"chirped,\" \"mused\" and \"fussed.\" Costello's pen-and-watercolor illustrations are a happy vehicle for the story, with colors from deep in the big crayon box, expressive penwork and a pleasing hominess to the farm. An invitation to be your own showman, crow your own crow, cock-a-doodle-doo with \"a little warble at the beginning, and a crescendo at the 'doodle'...and oh, that raspy growl.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Horn Book Magazine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNew rooster Clyde has some big shoes to fill on Sunrise Farm, and he'd better not forget it: \"He's certainly no Larry,\" says a sheep; \"He was a genius,\" adds a cow. Details in the barnyard-set watercolor illustrations include a poster of \"The Illustrious Larry\" plastered to the barn and glimpses of Larry's inspirational books (\u003cem\u003eHow to Crow Like Larry\u003c\/em\u003e, by Larry). But back to Clyde: after several false starts, and with the help of a kind goose named Roberta, he eventually finds his crow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Larry, a prize-winning rooster, takes off for new opportunities, Farmer Jay and Farmer Kevin replace him with Clyde. When the farm animals see the scrawny new bird for the first time, they say things like \"Uh-oh\" and \"Not much pep in his step.\" A group of chickens ignores him because they are too busy declaring their love for Larry in the dirt with their feet. A motherly goose named Roberta steps in to help Clyde when she sees him worrying about living up to Larry's \"cock-a-doodle-doo.\" After several failures, Clyde learns that he doesn't need to impress the others with showmanship and props. He just needs to be himself and that is enough to make him stand out from the others. The watercolor illustrations are realistic in style, but the doubting animals speak in humorous dialogue balloons, and they occasionally act like people (they watch Larry on TV and read the newspaper). VERDICT A very funny but telling look at self-acceptance and not assuming the worst based on first impressions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DOWNLOADABLES BELOW - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDownloadables\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"A Crow of His Own book cover\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/a-crow-of-his-own-ejk-seal-cvr.jpg?2607639444477627570\" style=\"display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/a-crow-of-his-own-ejk-seal-hires.zip?2607639444477627570\" class=\"product-btn\"\u003eDownload the Cover\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DETAILS BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDetails\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHardcover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-58089-447-0\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-58089-448-7\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eE-book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-60734-756-9 EPUB\u003cbr\u003e978-1-60734-622-7 PDF\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAges: 4-6\u003cbr\u003ePage count: 32\u003cbr\u003e10 x 8\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCorrelated to Common Core State Standards:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEnglish Language Arts-Literacy. 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But when Larry takes off for fame and fortune, farmers Jay and Kevin replace the irreplaceable with a new rooster: Clyde. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClyde tries everything to win the affections of his new community—costumes, a unicycle, even a mustache. His efforts fall flat and his crow goes unheard. But when motherly goose Roberta offers him some gentle advice, Clyde finds the courage to step out into the spotlight and crow like only he can crow. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnimated dialogue and hilarious illustrations full of sight gags will keep young readers glued to the page. A delightful story for anyone in search of their own voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recommended-books\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like this book, you’ll enjoy these:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/a-kid-of-their-own\"\u003eA Kid of Their Own\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/raj-the-bookstore-tiger\" title=\"Raj the Bookstore Tiger\"\u003eRaj the Bookstore Tiger\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca title=\"First Day Jitters\" href=\"http:\/\/charlesbridge.myshopify.com\/products\/first-day-jitters\"\u003eFirst Day Jitters\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - START OF TABS - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e [TABS]\n\u003ch5\u003eLook Inside\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg class=\"cvr-border-gray\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/crow-of-his-own-spread.jpg?17417212610414051584\"\u003e\u003c!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --\u003e \u003cscript type=\"text\/javascript\" async=\"\" defer data-pin-shape=\"round\" data-pin-height=\"32\" data-pin-hover=\"true\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMegan Dowd Lambert, author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMegan Dowd Lambert is a senior lecturer in children's literature at Simmons College, where she earned her master's degree in children's literature after completing a B.A. at Smith College. She writes for the \u003cem\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e; served on the 2011 Caldecott committee; and worked at the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art for many years, leading Whole Book Approach storytimes and training others in her methods.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Author Megan Dowd Lambert\" href=\"http:\/\/charlesbridge.myshopify.com\/pages\/megan-dowd-lambert\"\u003eRead more \u003c\/a\u003eabout Megan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Hyde Costello, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDavid Hyde Costello has worked as a scenic artist for motion pictures and the stage. David has also painted and created puppets for theatrical productions. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eHere They Come!\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eI Can Help\u003c\/em\u003e. David lives in Amherst, Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Author\/Illustrator David Hyde Costello\" href=\"http:\/\/charlesbridge.myshopify.com\/pages\/david-hyde-costello\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about David.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCCBC Choices\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEzra Jack Keats New Writer Honor Book\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBank Street Best Children’s Books of the Year 2016\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA scrawny young rooster named Clyde tries to fill the big shoes of his predecessor, Larry, in Lambert's verbally dexterous ode to identity. Larry the rooster brought star power to Sunrise Farm. He knew how, in the farmspun words of motherly goose Roberta, to make \"quite a show of it\"-\"it\" being the morning cock-a-doodle-doo. When Clyde pops from his crate to greet his new farm mates, all bumble-footed and insecure in the shadow of the great Larry, the other animals (minus Roberta) find him wanting: in word bubbles of disappointment, \"What a worthless chicken.\" Clyde endeavors to top Larry at Larry's game-two-stepping, riding a unicycle, parachuting into the dawn-and he makes a hash of it, because Clyde isn't Larry. Clyde must find his own voice, and he does so with a little help from Roberta. Where Lambert hoes a row of her own is in the wording of the story. No \"said\" or \"asked\" makes an appearance. Rather, readers discover \"stammered\" and \"soothed,\" \"assured\" and \"chirped,\" \"mused\" and \"fussed.\" Costello's pen-and-watercolor illustrations are a happy vehicle for the story, with colors from deep in the big crayon box, expressive penwork and a pleasing hominess to the farm. An invitation to be your own showman, crow your own crow, cock-a-doodle-doo with \"a little warble at the beginning, and a crescendo at the 'doodle'...and oh, that raspy growl.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Horn Book Magazine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNew rooster Clyde has some big shoes to fill on Sunrise Farm, and he'd better not forget it: \"He's certainly no Larry,\" says a sheep; \"He was a genius,\" adds a cow. Details in the barnyard-set watercolor illustrations include a poster of \"The Illustrious Larry\" plastered to the barn and glimpses of Larry's inspirational books (\u003cem\u003eHow to Crow Like Larry\u003c\/em\u003e, by Larry). But back to Clyde: after several false starts, and with the help of a kind goose named Roberta, he eventually finds his crow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Larry, a prize-winning rooster, takes off for new opportunities, Farmer Jay and Farmer Kevin replace him with Clyde. When the farm animals see the scrawny new bird for the first time, they say things like \"Uh-oh\" and \"Not much pep in his step.\" A group of chickens ignores him because they are too busy declaring their love for Larry in the dirt with their feet. A motherly goose named Roberta steps in to help Clyde when she sees him worrying about living up to Larry's \"cock-a-doodle-doo.\" After several failures, Clyde learns that he doesn't need to impress the others with showmanship and props. He just needs to be himself and that is enough to make him stand out from the others. The watercolor illustrations are realistic in style, but the doubting animals speak in humorous dialogue balloons, and they occasionally act like people (they watch Larry on TV and read the newspaper). 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