Merry Christmas, Merry Crow

by: Kathi Appelt; Illustrated by Jon Goodell

Published by: Harcourt, Inc.

Reviewed by Andrea Sisco

In Merry Christmas, Merry Crow by Kathi Appelt there is an unlikely gift giver (a Crow) who swoops down and around town to collect abandoned 'bits and pieces' of 'this and that.' What is Crow doing, collecting pieces of string, a button, a strand of tinsel and berries from a tree? The Crow has a special gift for the town and it's absolutely perfect!

Merry Christmas, Merry Crow is a charming story of giving, told in rhyme, which will attract small children and encourage them to enter into the mystery of the Crow's hunt to make the perfect gift.

The illustrations are beautiful and speak of a time past in our society. I believe that this ability to impart yesteryear adds immensely to the book.

Armchair Interviews says: Merry Christmas, Merry Crow is a wonderful addition to a children's Christmas story library.