Donald Crews has an instinctive gift of early childhood developmental needs and the wherewithal talent to produce books of imagination that teach and amuse young children and adults alike. Few can match his multitalented accomplishments. He has been a favorite of mine for over 25 years. His books for children are my choices for young children. I am a retired Children's Literature and Language Arts professor at Canisius College in the 70's and State University of New York at Buffalo in the late 60's.