Crow Call

Name: Crow Call
Brand: Scholastic Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Lois Lowry
ISBN: 9780545521741

Author: Lois Lowry

Narrator: Julia Fein

Unabridged: 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Weston Woods

Published: 10/19/2010

Categories: Children's Fiction, Children's Social Themes

Synopsis

Two-time Newbery medalist Lois Lowry's beautiful tale about the power of longing and the importance of reconnection between a girl and her father in post-WWII America.This is the story of young Liz, her father, and their strained relationship. Dad has been away at WWII for longer than she can remember, and they begin their journey of reconnection through a hunting shirt, cherry pie, tender conversation, and the crow call. This allegorical story shows how, like the birds gathering above, the relationship between the girl and her father is graced with the chance to fly.

About Lois Lowry

Lois Lowry is the author of more than forty books for children and young adults, including the New York Times bestselling Giver Quartet and popular Anastasia Krupnik series. She has received countless honors, among them the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award, the California Young Reader's Medal, and the Mark Twain Award. She received Newbery Medals for two of her novels, Number the Stars and The Giver. Her first novel, A Summer to Die, was awarded the International Reading Association's Children's Book Award. Ms. Lowry lives in Maine.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Calista on August 23, 2017

This story is based on events in Lois Lowry's life. My niece wandered why she wanted a shirt so big for her. I enjoyed the art. It brings up feelings of homey-ness and that kind of day Autumn has. It's more of a serious story about two people reaching out to one another. There is something touching......more

Goodreads review by Abigail on December 12, 2019

The prolific Lois Lowry, two-time winner of the Caldecott Medal for her children's fiction - Number the Stars was chosen in 1990, and The Giver in 1994 - made her picture-book debut with this lovely story from her own childhood, and the result is a distinct triumph! Lizzie, shy at first, spe......more

Goodreads review by Peacegal on May 24, 2011

Crow Call is a wonderful, thoughtful picture book that will appeal especially to children in rural parts of the country. The wonderful illustrations are a standout feature--they shine with realism and a definite sense of time and place. Young Liz’s father has just returned from the war. She is happy......more

Goodreads review by Gela on September 06, 2016

I bought this book at a library sale. I have to say the art work in this book is absolutely beautiful. The art work in this book makes the story just as interesting and lively story itself. However, I'm not sure what grade or age this story is intended for, but I read this to my five year old a fit......more

Goodreads review by Hafsa on April 06, 2018

A very well-written short story, taken from the writer's own life events, thus giving it an autobiographical vibe. It's a story about a father-daughter relationship, each reaching out to other after their long separation due to the WW2. The event of the story takes place on a single morning when Liz......more