Preschoolers’ Author-Illustrator Study of Donald Crews

Abstract

This teaching tip reports a case of an author‐illustrator study of Donald Crews. It discusses the suitability of his books for an author‐illustrator study in preschool classrooms and emphasizes the significance of his work for family literacy among racial and ethnic minority groups. A Head Start classroom of preschoolers investigated Crews's books during their unit about transportation. The children made connections across books and compared his books with those of a similar author‐illustrator. The highlight of this case was the Big Book that the children wrote, culminating their investigation about Crews. The children had an opportunity to become author‐illustrators just like him.