Squirrel's Fun Day (Candlewick Readers (Hardcover)) - Hardcover

Moser, Lisa

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0763657263 ISBN 13: 9780763657260

Publisher: Candlewick, 2013

Synopsis

Got to go, got to go, got to go, go, go! The energetic Squirrel is eager to make sure his friends have fun in four charming (mis)adventures.

Squirrel is busy, busy, busy — and determined to have a fun day! Mouse has cleaning to do, but it’s nothing that Squirrel’s frenetically helpful sweeping won’t take care of. Turtle may be too slow to run, run, run around the pond, but Squirrel has a rocky plan to help Turtle get across. And when Rabbit is reluctant to alter his grasseating routine, Squirrel’s comedic assistance makes for an unexpected adventure. Welcome back the funny, exhausting Squirrel and his ever-patient friends in a medley of stories perfectly suited for reading alone or reading aloud.

About this title

About the Author:

Lisa Moser is the author of The Monster in the Backpack, illustrated by Noah Z. Jones, and Kisses on the Wind, illustrated by Kathryn Brown, among other titles. She lives in Wisconsin.

Valeri Gorbachev is the author-illustrator of many books for children, including The Missing Chick and The Best Cat. He is also the illustrator of All for Pie, Pie for All and Little Bunny and the Magic Christmas Tree, both by David Martin. Valeri Gorbachev lives in Brooklyn, New York.

From School Library Journal:

K-Gr 2-Beginning readers will enjoy spending the day with "busy, busy, busy" Squirrel. Although Mouse intends to clean her nest, she sets off with Squirrel after he "sweeps, sweeps, sweeps" her nesting materials and food. As they are playing, she falls into a mud hole and Squirrel rescues her with a long blade of grass. He engages Turtle in a race around the pond, but becomes frustrated with Turtle's slow pace. Squirrel is surprised to discover that Turtle can swim faster than he can run. Next, he coaxes Rabbit to have "fun, fun, fun" on the way to the tree where he always eats lunch. Rabbit insists on leaving a pebble trail so he can find his way home, but his plan doesn't work this time. Later Squirrel picks flowers to present to his friends as a gesture of thanks for their company, but when they are nowhere to be found, he wonders if they may not have enjoyed the day's activities as much as he did. Readers will enjoy the surprise awaiting him. Squirrel's repetitive speech patterns reinforce his character and give newer readers some relief decoding this fun-filled drama. The expressive pen-and-watercolor illustrations in varied layouts are perfectly placed with the text. A great, great, great addition to delight fans of Arnold Lobel's Frog and Toad Are Friends (HarperCollins, 1970) and Wong Herbert Yee's Upstairs Mouse, Downstairs Mole (Houghton Mifflin, 2005).-Laura Scott, Farmington Community Library, MIα(c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

About this edition

• Publisher: Candlewick
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0763657263
• ISBN 13: 9780763657260
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 48
• Illustrator: Gorbachev Valeri