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Synopsis
Squeak has a good idea: he's going outside. But every time he's about to step out of the door, he remembers something he needs to take with him. First, he thinks it might be cold, so he fetches some warm clothes. Then, he thinks it may rain, so he fetches waterproof clothes, and then he wonders whether he might get hungry, so he collects a picnic - just to be on the safe side! When he finally makes it out of the back door to the end of his garden, Momma and Poppa and Tumble join him - lucky he brought so many things!
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About the Author
Max Eilenberg's children's picture book, Cowboy Kid, was the sequel to the Smarties Book Prize Gold Medal Winner, Cowboy Baby, illustrated by Sue Heap. Max lives in London with his partner, also a publisher, and their two sons. Patrick Benson has illustrated many titles, including Owl Babies and his own story Little Penguin. He won the Kurt Maschler Award for The Little Boat (by Kathy Henderson), which was also shortlisted for the Smarties Book Prize and Highly Commended for the Kate Greenaway Medal, and he was again shortlisted for the 2000 Kate Greenaway Medal for The Sea-thing Child, written by Russell Hoban.
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Ages 3-5. The living room is cozy and comfortably cluttered--Poppa is ironing, and Momma is reading to young Tumble. Since everyone is busy, young Squeak decides to go out. But it might be cold, so he piles on the clothing and borrows his mother's scarf. And it might rain, so he takes the rain gear and borrows his father's umbrella. Wait! He might get hungry, so he packs a basket of goodies. Finally he ventures out, all the way to the tree at the end of the backyard. It isn't cold or rainy, so he doffs his accumulated garments, sits down for a picnic, and his family joins him. "It's best to be on the safe side," says Squeak, and everyone agrees. The pen, ink, and watercolor illustrations of this engaging elephant family are cheery. The chrysanthemums in the garden and Poppa's and Momma's sweaters and woolly shirts seem to indicate early autumn. Tumble is as cute a small sibling as can be imagined. Squeak is clearly related to Kevin Henkes' worried Wemberly, and the duo might make for a reassuring story time. GraceAnne DeCandido
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