The author relates how he and his Moscow family rescued Martha, a crow with a broken wing, and how she joined their household.

Crow wants to make friends with Finch, Parakeet, and Chickadee, but they all run away from him in fear. He attempts to paint himself in different colors, disguising himself to look more like them, but they are still afraid.

A lonely crow tries to make a friend from sticks and leaves, then from snow, before forming a friendship that will last.

An owl helps a farmer and some crows reach a compromise over the rights to the wheat crop.

Upset by his son's inability to sing, a father crow consults wise Grandfather Crow.

Big Witch and Little Witch have made stew and want to invite their friends to eat with them, but Skeleton mistakes the guest list for a menu and takes off to warn Ghost and Ghoul, who hide with him in the haunted forest.

"Like most crows, Arlo has a big brain. But Arlo has something else: a little pal who's not afraid to tell him when he's being insufferable! In the first of three episodes, a battle of the brains and bird-to-bird banter soon turns into an unexpected friendship. Arlo and Pips' adventures include a visit the big city and the beach on their hunt for shiny things and French fries. Cool crow facts are included throughout the book." --