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The following is a short list of reference books related to Corvi.
  • "The American Crow and the Common Raven" by Lawrence Kilham (ASCAR member), illustrated by Joan Waltermire, published by Texas A&M University Press,College Station
  • "Bird Brains-The Intelligence of Crows, Ravens, Magpies and Jays" by Candace Savage (Sierra Club, San Francisco, 1995)
  • "City of Ravens: The true history of the legendary birds in the Tower of London," by Boria Sax, published by Gerald Duckworth & Co. Ltd. in Britain, 2011.
  • "Corvus: A Life with Birds," by Esther Woolfson, published by Granta Books, 2009.
  • "Crow" by Boria Sax / Animal Series. London: Reaktion Books Ltd., 2003. 184 pp. Illustrations, notes, bibliography, list of web sites and associations, timeline, index. $19.95 (paper), ISBN 1-86189-194-6.
  • "Crow Planet, Essential Wisdom from the Urban Wilderness," by Lyanda Lynn Haupt. See also her blog, The Tangled Nest, Cultivating an Urban-Earthen Household
  • "Crows and Jays: A Guide to the Crows, Jays, and Magpies of the World" by Steve Madge (1994)
  • "Crows and Ravens," by James Bradley, published in Nature Walk series by Infobase Publishing.
  • "Crows Encounters with the Wise Guys," by Candace Savage, published by Greystone Books, Vancourver, British Columbia, 2005.
  • "Crow: From the Life and Songs of the Crow" by Ted Hughes (1971) New York - Harper & Row (POETRY)
  • "Crows in Our Hands," by John Paul Barrett, Gaff Press, Astoria, Ore., 2003.
  • "Crows, Jays, Ravens and Their Relatives" by Sylvia Bruce Wilmore (1977) Pub: Newton Abbot (Eng), David Charles, Middlebury, VA.
  • "Crows of the World" by Derek Goodwin, Illustrated by Robert Gillmor, published in cooperation with the British Museum (Natural History) by Comstock Publishing Associates, a division of Cornell University Press, Ithaca, New York
  • "Dog Days, Raven Nights," by John M. and Colleen Marzluff and illustrated by Evon Zerbetz, published by Yale University Press, 2011.
  • "Fowl Play – Twenty Hilarious Years with a Talking Crow" by Rev. Whitney Dough, Messages, Inc., Orlando FL
  • "In the Company of Crows and Ravens" by Dr. John M. Marzluff, Mr. Tony Angell, and Professor Paul R. Ehrlich (2007), Yale University Press
  • "Natural Coincidence, The Trip From Kalamazoo" by Bil Gilbert (2004), University of Michigan Press
  • "The Raven and the Sun," by Boria Sax, published by The Poet's Press, 2010. (myths and literature)
  • "Raven, Crow & Bird Images: Book 1 Stuff of Dreams Series," by Rose B. Hughes of Ravenspeak Quilts, or her blog
  • "Ravens, Crows, Magpies, and Jays" by Tony Angell, with a forward by J.F. Lansdowne, published by University of Washington Press
  • "Ravens in Winter" by Bernd Heinrich
  • "Ravensong, A Natural and Fabulous History of Ravens and Crows" by Catherine Feher-Elston (1991)
  • "The Crows" by Franklin Coombs (1978, isbn 0713413271, Batsford, UK) "An excellent natural history with folklore and mythology."
  • "The Raven's Tale" by C.W. Nicol
  • "Second Nature: the Inner Lives of Animals," by Jonathan Balcome, published by Palgrave MacMillan.
  • "Seeking the Sacred Raven: Politics and Extinction on a Hawaiian Island," by Mark James Walters, Island Press, 2006.

Children's Books (Fiction and Non-Fiction)

  • "Black Crow, Black Crow" by Ginger Foglesong Guy; Pictures by Nancy Winslow Parker (1991)
  • "The Cat, The Crow, and the Banyan Tree" by Penelope Lively; Illustrated by Terry Milne (1994)
  • "Corvus the Crow - At the Pond, Volume I" by Franklin Russell, Four Winds Press, NY
  • "The Crow and Mrs. Gaddy" by Wilson Gage; Pictures by Marilyn Hafner (1984)
  • "Emily and the Crows" written and illustrated by Elain Greenstein (1992)
  • "Foolish Miss Crow" by Peter Firmin (1989)
  • "Merry Christmas, Merry Crow," by Kathi Appelt and illustrated by Jon Goodell, published by Harcourt, Inc., 2005.
  • "Napolean the Donkey," by Regine Schindler and illustrated by Eleonore Schmid, distributed in the United States by North South Books in 1988.
  • "The Naughty Crow" by Irina Hale (1992)
  • "The Old Witch and the Crows" by Ida DeLage; Illustrated by Marianne Smith (1983)
  • "Raben-Baby" [English] by John A. Rowe (1994)
  • "Raven's Roost" by Bob Reese (1988) (Grand Canyon Critters)
  • "Sammy, The Crow Who Remembered Photos" by Elizabeth Baldwin Hazelton; Photos by Ann Attwood (1969)
  • "Schnabelsteher" [English] by Rafik Schami (1996)
  • "The Summer of Shadow," by Pat Payne, published by Trafford Publishing.
  • "The Summer of the Crows: not Your Typical Boy Meets Crow Story," by Tony Ducklow, published by BookBaby, 2011.
  • "The Tale of the Crow" by Henry B. Kane (1947, Collins)
  • "Ten Rowdy Ravens: A raucous countdown of raven capers," by Susan Ewing and illustrated by Evon Zerbetz, published by Alaska Northwest Books, 2005.
  • "The Thief in the Attic" by Kurt Wiese (1965)
  • "The Wonder of Crows," by Koichi Karasawa and illustrated by Tsuneo Taniuchi, published by Shoten Publishers, Inc., Tokyo
  • "Wonders of Crows" by Wyatt Blassingame (1979)


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