Corey Tabor

1 week ago | commonsensemedia.org | Corey Tabor |Susan Faust

age 4+ An unlikely hero saves Earth and friendship in amusing tale. Parents need to know that two seemingly unrelated storylines converge in Cranky, Crabby Crow (Saves the World) by Corey R. Tabor, a Caldecott Honor winner and a three-time Geisel Award Medalist. As this picture book opens, Crow sits on a telephone wire, rebuffing playful overtures from four animal friends and prompting Cat to warn Crow about loneliness.

May 14, 2024 | kirkusreviews.com | Corey Tabor |James Dean |Nicole Miles

A welcome reminder to embrace your view of the world. Ursula is disconcerted to realize she’s living her life upside down—or is she? Ursula, a sherbet-pink catfish, has a good life. “Weeds waved from above,” “Rays of sun shimmered from below,” and Ursula has “scrumptious buggy buffets” to feast upon. Some might wonder if there’s been a printing mistake: Other characters’ speech bubbles are upside down, and the sun peeks from the bottom of the page.

Mar 5, 2024 | kirkusreviews.com | Corey Tabor |John Segal |Silvia Álvarez

A winning tale of two pals engaged in a safely silly competition. Two foxes challenge each other and become friends in this beginning reader. A white fox and a red fox are startled to realize that they’re both named “Fox.” The red fox is determined to show off all of its foxy skills: It’s sneaky, it can do tricks, and it can jump.

Jul 27, 2023 | sonderbooks.com | Corey Tabor

Simon and the Better Bone Review posted August 3, 2023. Balzer + Bray, 2023. 40 pages. Review written July 27, 2023, from a library book. Starred Review This picture book utterly charmed me. It may be my favorite picture book of the year so far.

May 10, 2023 | kirkusreviews.com | Corey Tabor |Mo Willems

Problem-solving is complicated. Fox’s problem: A kite has gotten tangled in a tree. Fox’s big idea? Hauling over a huge fan whose enormous wind power loosens not only that kite, but also other kites as well as leaves on nearby trees. Someone else now has a problem—those items have filled Bear’s den. Fox’s next big idea involves using a powerful vacuum cleaner to suck up the den’s detritus. It also engulfs Bear, who hilariously fills the overstuffed vacuum bag.