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Janell Cannon - Crickwing

Janell Cannon - Crickwing

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Lovable Cockroach Crickwing Teaches a Valuable Lesson About Bullying

by bilbopooh bilbopooh is a Top Reviewer on Epinions in Books, Epinions Most Popular Authors - Top 500, Feb 05 '07
Pros: brilliant illustrations, well-written, educational and uplifting
Cons: seems to have borrowed from A Bug's Life
Among all the creatures in the animal kingdom, there are many that strike fear into the hearts of humans. Snakes and bats are two of those, and Janell Cannon didn't shy away from those, so after that she turned her attention to a beast not so much ...
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Crickwing: A cockroach transformed

by robinmichele , Dec 21 '00
Pros: illustrations, unusual subject, informative endnotes
Cons: none
Anyone can make a pig character cute. Or a bunny. But a cockroach? Ah, this is the mastery of Janell Cannon!

As the author/illustrator of Stellaluna , the story of a bat in search of family, and Verdi , the story of a snake,...
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Cockroaches are cute!!!! Well at least Crickwing is!

by jiastar Epinions Most Popular Authors - Top 500, Jun 07 '02
Pros: teaches valuable lessons
Cons: its about a cockroach
If you have ever shared a residence with a cockroach you realize that these are not adorable animals. They are not something that most people would wish to make friends with.
If you are anything like me your first instinct would be to squish first...
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This Cockroach Plays With His Food on the Forest Floor, Not on Your Kitchen Floor!

by cjensen1 , May 21 '01
Pros: Vivid, opulent color illustrations, there is a moral to this story, facts at the end.
Cons: none
Janell Cannon is the masterful creator of STELLALUNA and VERDI, two very well known children’s books. Cannon’s work is unique in that her star characters are the usually more disdained creatures of the human sentiment such as fruit bats, snakes, and in...
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One Crazy Cockroach

by baileym1 , Jan 31 '06
Pros: cute story, demonstrates a moral
Cons: none
CrickWing Janell Cannon From the author of Verdi and Stellaluna comes CrickWing, the twisted winged cockroach. Canon's books are all written in beautiful prose that sounds like poetry to our ears and the ears of little ones. This story is about ...
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Hurray for Crickwing!

by shanmcneely , Nov 30 '01
Pros: Amazing illustrations and a terrific story.
Cons: None
You have got to get this book. If you love Stellaluna and Verdi, you will adore Crickwing! Once again Janell Cannon's illustrations are astounding. I could not get over the details in the pictures. Crickwing teaches a good lesson as well about...
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