Little Black Crow

Picture a skyas big as all outdoors,a fence disappearing over a hill,a crow then appearing,a boy looking up,watching, wondering.Not much more than a momentbut the meetinglofts a rush of childhood questions—27 in all—inspiring answersas big as all outdoors.Caldecott medalist Chris Raschka,himself the boy perhaps,has created a book in the sparest languageagainst the simplest setting,to inspire in any young listenerthe wonder of wondering.