Feature Friday is a new series I’ll be running on Fridays. I have so many great books to tell you about, and they are piling up in my reading room. Unfortunately, there is not enough time in my day to share them all. I’m starting a new feature on my social media channels where I’ll share a quick video review of a few books, including children’s, middle-grade, young adult, or adult fiction and nonfiction.
Clicking the photo of the books or items will take you to their Amazon listing. I may receive a small commission if you purchase through any of my links. Thanks to Chronicle Books for sending me this book.
I AM WE
How Crows Come Together to Survive
By: Leslie Barnard Booth
Illustrated by: Alexandra Finkeldey
Published: September 9, 2025
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Fiction
I’m the first to admit that crows are not my favorite birds. But crows are highly intelligent and serve a purpose. In I AM WE, readers are reminded that just like crows need each other and a community to survive, so do we. Together, we must find a way to cooperate for the greater good.
With lyrical prose and ethereal illustrations, readers will be entranced by the nightly visits by the crows. The author includes a few fact pages at the end describing the unique features and talents of crows, including their big brains, which allow them to count and make tools; their mating for life; and their communication through body language and vocalizations, among many other interesting facts. I’m certain that after reading this, you and your children will see crows differently.
Click HERE for some gorgeous crow-featured reading posters
Leslie Barnard Booth writes lyrical picture books about science and nature. She is the author of One Day This Tree Will Fall and A Stone Is a Story, both of which were named Outstanding Science Trade Books by the National Science Teaching Association and Children’s Book Council. Her next book, I Am We: How Crows Come Together to Survive, releases in fall 2025. Leslie lives in Portland, Oregon, and loves exploring the natural world with her family. Check out her website, HERE.
Alexandra Finkeldey (pronounced “fing-cull-die”) is a Canadian illustrator based in Kingston, Canada, which is located on the unceded territory of the Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee, and the Huron-Wendat people. She is self/community-taught and keen to recognize the wisdom of my childhood art teachers, the encouragement of my family, and the generosity of artists who so readily share their knowledge and resources. She enjoys illustrating the small, cozy details of daily life and creating rich textures with a combination of traditional and digital techniques. Alexandra draws inspiration from old children’s illustrations, animals, frequent walks in nature, video games, and animation. Check out her website, HERE.
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