Ketch Secor

Love that we've got this book. Love the crow, and the music, and the bond between the girl and her grandfather. The illustrations are indeed beautiful. But 1. I don't know why the characters didn't know that the crow was the thief - everyone knows they like shiny things, and 2. I don't know why Lorraine is always wearing such pretty, very impractical dresses. Minor questions, but they took me out of the story to the point where I just didn't feel moved by it. I do still recommend it, show more however, especially to everyone who is scared of thunderstorms.

Btw, it would be awesome if there were a youtube channel for the songs they sing. show less

What a delight it was to open this beautifully illustrated book. Before reading the story I just had to marvel at the drawings, page by page. Absolutely gorgeous. Then back to the beginning to read the story. Lorraine and her grandfather live on a farm in Tennessee. In the evenings they love to sit on the front steps and make music. But when their instruments vanish can they still make music? It is a heart-warming story of music and family.

"Who needs a whistle or some shiny thing
when you've show more got a voice and a song that can sing!

The author Ketch Secor is the founder of Old Crow Medicine Show and a Grammy-winning musician. Higgins Bond is an Ashley Bryan Award-winning illustrator.

Thank you to Sourcebooks and Jabberwocky Kids for the advance copy. show less

A book written in singsong poetry style. Ketch Secor is a musician who loves music and considers it am important part of life. Lorraine and her Pa Paw play music together, he on his harmonica, she on her penny whistle. When a storm is coming, Lorraine is worried. They want to play music to help them get through the situation, but their instruments are gone. Lorraine does not know what to do until Pa Paw tells her that she can always sing with her beautiful voice. When the storm is over, they show more find their instruments and many other metal objects in a tree that has fallen over, all hidden by the neighbourhood crow. A very easy book to read and I tried to sing this story to the kids when I was reading it to them. They also tried to sing with me. A great story for a music class about the importance of music to the world. The illustrations were large, realistic and added a lot to the story. The publisher generously provided me with a copy of this book via Netgalley. show less

I liked this story even though it seems a little miss matched. Yes Loraine is there, and yes she sang during a story, but just as much of the story was given to singing to a raven that was a mysterious friend. It has a rhyming sing song quality which I love in a picture book, and overall it really works. I just would maybe play with the subtitle a little. May it represent the entire book instead of just a short part of the story.