The Bird Caper: The Crow's Tales

THE BIRD CAPER The Crow's Tales - Book One

GOLD MEDAL WINNER in The Readers' Favorite Book Awards 2025
GOLD MEDAL WINNER in The Wishing Shelf Book Awards 2024

Prestigious B.R.A.G. Medallion Honoree
Gold Medal Winner Literary Titan Book Awards 2024
Authors of the Award-Winning The Big Dream!

Are you ready for a thrilling adventure that will leave you on the edge of your seat?
Look no further. In THE BIRD CAPER, enjoy a rollicking mystery adventure! Tensions mount when ten-year-old Brandon’s life spirals out of control because his parents decide to uproot him from the only home he’s ever known. “Holy Ravioli!” Brandon doesn’t like the idea for a hundred or more reasons. Why can’t his life stay just as it is? No CHANGES!! He worries about his pet birds and his friends. Will he lose everything important to him?

Who knew moving to a new neighborhood could be so crazy? Or frightening! Brandon has moved near the scariest bullies in Middle School, the infamous B.B. Boys! How will he navigate their torture? He’ll need a plan to save himself. But wait… when Brandon’s pet crow, Ralph, is accused of stealing the head bully’s prized whistle there’s real trouble. Now, he needs a plan to save Ralph!

Amidst the chaos, Brandon discovers an unexpected ally in the form of ladybugs, leading to a surprising resolution that teaches him that CHANGE while daunting, can also open doors to new friendships and adventures. A must-read for boys and girls 8-12 years old. Fans of “The Mysterious Benedict Society” will devour this captivating tale. Don’t wait, grab your copy today!

Readers’ Choice Five-Star Review
Reader Views Five-Star Review
Readers’ Favorite Five-Star Review

Bonus! Teacher Reading Resources Included.

Don’t forget to read THE BIG DREAM, book 2 of THE CROW’S TALES, and THE CROW'S RING, book 3 in the 3-book series. Entertaining stories with wholesome values! (Book 3, THE CROW'S RING Coming Soon!)

The Back Story by Authors Pannell & Sigfusson

It’s a funny thing. THE BIRD CAPER isn’t the book it started to be. When writing our first novel, THE BIG DREAM, 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 completed THE BIRD CAPER, it was ten thousand words and written for third grade.

Soon, 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. As a result, we expanded nearly every chapter and added several chapters to the front of the book. The final story is about thirty-five thousand words. It more than tripled in length.

Fun fact! The main character, Brandon, changed age three times while writing the story! Pretty crazy, right? When we started, Brandon was eight years old. Soon after we changed our plans for the story, and 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.