Today's book is a new true story written from the perspective of a mother squirrel. The story was a little long for young readers, but very interesting. Having spent years watching, yelling, and even shaking my head at the squirrels in my yard, it was cool to read a story written by someone who loves squirrels.
A Squirrel's Story: A True Tale by Jana Bommersbach and illustrated by Jeff Yesh is the creative retelling of events that took place in Rudy and Willie Bommersbach's backyard. I really enjoyed having the narrator be a squirrel instead of a human. It was reminiscent of Diary of a Worm by Dorene Cronin. Being a realistic story also means that it is full of good information about squirrels and their habits. (Like I always wondered how squirrels remembered where they buried all those nuts.) At the end of the book are several ideas for parents and teachers to take kids beyond the story.
Overall, this is a great book for a classroom or someone who loves leaning about animals.
Favorite line: "Start acting like a squirrel."
As someone who's loved squirrels for decadeds, it's a super neat story. Let me know if you want a book club buddy for this challenge. I don't know if I'll have time to blog about them, but I'd love to read along (and !maybe good reads post about them?)
ReplyDeleteI would love a buddy. Plus I am always open to suggestions for new titles.
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