Crow Boy (Picture Puffins) (1955)

I wasn't terribly interested in the conclusion of this book. It seemed like no one really improved their behavior after they realized his value and his circumstances didn't improve because of it. The pictures were fair, but not my style. ( )

This is a great book to teach children about acceptance of different cultures. It is a good book for the early childhood level and elementary level. ( )

Small boy in Japan goes to school. He is different and misunderstood. After five years a new teacher comes & gets to know him and reveals his special talent to others, gaining him acceptance. Rural Japan past.
Ages: 5-7
Source: Pierce County Library, UP Branch.

Chibi is very shy and does not have friends at. Everyone makes fun of him because he is diffrenet from the rest. After five years someone finally noticed him. His new teacher saw all the good things about Chibi and was interested. One day Chibi joined the talent show and began to imitate voices of crows! The students began to think about the lonely place Chibi came from. Everyone started to feel horrible for the way they treated him. They realized how wonderful Chibi really was! This shows children that you should never judge a person from their appearance. ( )

Crow Boy is about a boy who looks different and acts different from the rest of the students. He gets left out because of this until a teacher starts to talk with this boy. At a talent show he finally shows why he is so different and tells of his experiences. His peers learn to accept him for being different. ( )