Prize-winning illustrator Quentin Blake’s stunning illustrations bring great pathos to this touching story of how two lonely birds make a hash of communicating. Back and forth across the swamp the two leggy birds go as Crane and Heron make offers to each others but never seem to find the moment when both are agreed on what they want. Much pain, confusion and downright surprise is brilliantly conveyed in Quentin Blake’s soft-palette illustrations which offer no solutions leaving children the opportunity to think how this will resolve.
Crane lives at one end of a swamp and Heron at the other end. One day, Crane realizes he is lonely and thinks it's time he asks Heron to marry him. But life is never simple and proposing turns out to be more difficult than Crane could ever imagine ...
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Crane lives at one end of a swamp and Heron at the other end. One day, Crane realizes he is lonely and thinks it's time he asks Heron to marry him.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed The Heron and the Crane and determined it is suitable for children aged 3-6 years old
The Heron and the Crane features in the following genres: Featured Books for 5+ readers, Recommendations, Featured Books for 3+ readers
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The Heron and the Crane was written by John Yeoman and published by Andersen Press Ltd
The Heron and the Crane has 32 pages
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