Authors of the Award-Winning novel THE BIG DREAM present

THE BIRD CAPPER in the fun book series everyone's been waiting for!

THE CROW'S TALES.

Are you ready for a thrilling adventure that will leave you on the edge of your seat? Look no further. In THE BIRD CAPER (book 1), ten year old Brandon is faced with the ultimate challenge when his parents decide to sell his home. This change means moving the family away from his beloved neighborhood and friends. Desperate not to move, Brandon turns to his pet crow, Ralph, for comfort and advice. But when Ralph becomes the suspect in a string of mysterious bird incidents, Brandon must race against time to clear his name and save his friendship with his best friend, Josh. As tensions rise and new challenges emerge, Brandon must uncover the truth behind the crimes and chaos before it's too late. Will he be able to outsmart the dreaded B.B. Boy bullies? And who knew that ladybugs could play such a pivotal role in the grand scheme of things? With action at every corner, this middle-grade mystery adventure is a must-read for boys and girls. A perfect book for 8 – 12 year olds. Fans of books like "The Mysterious Benedict Society" will devour this captivating tale. Don't wait any longer, grab your copy of THE BIRD CAPER today!

Bonus! Teacher Reading Resources Included.

Don't forget to read THE BIG DREAM! Book 2 of THE CROW'S TALES, a 3-book series. Entertaining stories with wholesome values!

The Back Story by Authors Pannell & Sigfusson

It's a funny thing. THE BIRD CAPER isn't the book it started out to be. We were still working on our first novel, THE BIG DREAM, and decided we wanted three books suitable for three different grade levels. We thought our readers would have fun growing up as the characters in the book grew older. When we first thought we had completed THE BIRD CAPER, it was only ten thousand words and written for third grade.

As we continued working on the book, we realized how much we enjoyed writing for middle grades, scrapped our original writing plan, and focused on turning THE BIRD CAPER into a novel. We're happy about that decision. We expanded nearly every chapter in the book and added several chapters to the front. The final book is approximately thirty-five thousand words. It more than tripled in length from its original size.

We enjoy being co-authors of our books. We've developed a writing process that works well for us. Story ideas are something that sort of pops into our heads. Thorir developed the concept and started writing THE BIG DREAM years before we published it. The idea for THE BIRD CAPER was something Victoria came up with out of the blue and immediately grabbed her cell phone and began writing chapter one.

Fun fact! The main character, Brandon, changed age three times while we wrote the story! Pretty crazy, right? When we started, Brandon was eight years old. Soon after we changed our plans for the story, we made him nine. Then, when we were nearly finished, we suddenly decided Brandon needed to be ten. That special double-digit age we all look forward to… it just felt right!

Here's the scoop. There are three books in The Crow's Tales series. THE BIRD CAPER, THE BIG DREAM, and THE CROW'S RING. Each book is a stand-alone story (one story does not depend on another). However, there is something special about reading them in the order listed above because the characters are different ages in each book. So, THE BIRD CAPER is book one followed by THE BIG DREAM.

We hope our readers enjoy the adventures of Brandon and Ralph!