Review: What the Jackdaw Saw

What the Jackdaw Saw by Julia Donaldson
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Even though I recognize the importance (it's written and dedicated to deaf children and their families), I don't think it's particularly well written or illustrated. As much as I admire the tandem of Julia Donaldson and Alex Scheffler, works of Julia Donaldson and Nick Sharratt are not nearly as good. There is something especially wrong with all of the birds, including the hero, the jackdaw. They are all hybrids with flounders! This misfortune is somehow only for birds, other animals are ok (as ok as the drawing style allows).

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