Guess What!?-An Unlimited Squirrels Book - Hardcover

Willems, Mo

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1368070930 ISBN 13: 9781368070935

Publisher: Hyperion Books for Children, 2021

Synopsis

From Mo Willems, creator of the revolutionary, award-winning, best-selling Elephant & Piggie books, comes this breakout beginning-reader series, Unlimited Squirrels.
An ensemble cast of Squirrels, Acorns, and pop-in guests hosts a page-turning extravaganza. Each book features a funny, furry adventure AND bonus jokes, quirky quizzes, nutty facts, and so, so many Squirrels.
In Guess What!?, Zoom Squirrel is excited to go to the beach. But what will happen when Zoomy and pals finally get there? Do you know more about going to the beach than the Squirrels do? You will by the end of this book!

About this title

About the Author

Mo Willems, a number one New York Times best-selling author and illustrator, has been awarded three Caldecott Honors for his picture books, two Theodor Seuss Geisel Medals, and five Geisel Honors for his celebrated Elephant & Piggie series. He lives in Massachusetts with his family. Learn more at pigeonpresents.com.

Mo Willems, a number one New York Times best-selling author and illustrator, has been awarded three Caldecott Honors for his picture books, two Theodor Seuss Geisel Medals, and five Geisel Honors for his celebrated Elephant & Piggie series. He lives in Massachusetts with his family. Learn more at pigeonpresents.com.

Reviews

PreS-Gr 2-The squirrels are back for a fourth entry in Willems's madcap beginning readers series. This time, the main story involves Zoom Squirrel, who is excited to be going to the beach in seven days and spends the week in eager anticipation. However, once at the beach, Zoom Squirrel finds the sand itchy, does not have fun playing beach ball, and gets drenched by a big wave. Despite having a bad day at the beach, Zoom Squirrel is still happy for the great week leading up to the trip. After the beach adventure follows some trivia about the beach, including a link to the Unlimited Squirrels main website, which provides further fun facts. "Emote-acorns," or little expressive acorns depicting various emotions, can be spotted in the corners of several pages throughout, and also are featured in humorous "acorn-y" joke segments. Also included is a comical explanation of the word "anticipation" and a "guessing game" with an amusing twist. The final page provides the music to Zoom Squirrel's "Going to the Beach" song. While jam-packed with puns, zany characters, and information, the book never feels overstuffed. Instead, it encourages multiple rereads to find new, small details that may have been overlooked the first time. As usual, Willems's signature art shines, with comic-style word bubbles and simple and bold cartoon-like character designs that will be both eye-catching and funny to young readers. VERDICT Full of pep and wit, this is another winner.-Laura J. Giunta, Garden City P. L., NYα(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Edition details

• Publisher: Hyperion Books for Children
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1368070930
• ISBN 13: 9781368070935
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 96