Crane and Crane

"Charming and original."—Kirkus Reviews

A sandhill crane lifts a stick. A construction crane lifts a log. The two cranes grab, stretch, and stack, working through bad weather and difficult obstacles toward their end goal: building a home for a new family. Told in a simple sequence of verbs, this colorful picture book demonstrates how the mechanical world mirrors the natural world.

Linda Joy Singleton's sparse text invites comparison between words that have similar meanings but different a...