Scaredy Squirrel Goes Camping - Hardcover

Watt, Melanie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1894786866 ISBN 13: 9781894786867

Publisher: Kids Can Press, 2013

Synopsis

Scaredy Squirrel is not too comfortable with the idea of camping ? unless it's on his couch! There will be no mosquitoes, skunks or zippers to worry about when he watches a show about the joys of camping on his brand-new TV. But first Scaredy must find an electrical outlet, and that means going into the woods! Will the nutty worrywart's plans prepare him for the great outdoors, or will his adventure end up as a scary story told around the campfire?

About this title

About the Author:

Mélanie Watt is an acclaimed children's book author and illustrator. Her books include the Scaredy Squirrel, Chester and Learning With Animals series, Augustine, Leon the Chameleon and Have I Got a Book for You! She lives near Montreal.

From Booklist:

The need to plug in a new TV forces the squirrel with OCD tendencies into yet another outing. First, though, supplies must be gathered—from rubber boots and bug netting to a very long extension cord. And because “planning is everything!” every conceivable hazard is charted (“Keep a nose out for skunks. If sprayed, overreact!”), a time line and a checklist of weather conditions compiled, and the adjacent campground carefully mapped. Alas, still one can’t think of everything. A sudden encounter with a penguin results in a wild scramble that ultimately leads the redoubtable rodent to a new appreciation for the pleasures of camping under the stars. Scaredy Squirrel’s meticulous preparations are, once again, captured in squared off, neatly arranged, carefully labeled cartoon illustrations, and his experiences may blaze a trail for readers with a similar aversion to venturing outdoors. Grades 1-3. --John Peters

About this edition

• Publisher: Kids Can Press
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1894786866
• ISBN 13: 9781894786867
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Watt Melanie