In this very-stripped-down adaptation of the movie story line, the Crood family members are introduced one by one. The choppy sentences are accompanied by images from the film, which, while amusing, are as unsubtle as the text. Fans may enjoy revisiting the characters, but beginning readers deserve better than this simplistic story and its slick illustrations. (c) Copyright 2013. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.