Merry Christmas, Squirrels! - Hardcover

Rose, Nancy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0316302570 ISBN 13: 9780316302579

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2015

Synopsis

Christmas will never be the same with this irresistible photographic story featuring wild squirrels in homemade miniature settings - wearing Christmas sweaters, building snowmen, and opening presents -- delighting readers and animal lovers of all ages!

Mr. Peanuts loves Christmas - but he loves it even more when he has a friend to share it with. When Cousin Squirrel invites him to spend the holidays together, Mr. Peanuts is in for a whirlwind of winter fun! Mr. Peanuts and Cousin Squirrel are the perfect holiday addition to every household. Featuring photographs of wild squirrels in handcrafted homemade miniature settings, this striking book is sure to surprise and delight young and old alike.

About this title

About the Author

Nancy Rose is a photographer living in Canada. Her popular photos of wild squirrels in handcrafted settings, taken in her backyard, have attracted a wide following on Flickr, and have been featured in the Washington Post, the London Times, and Buzzfeed, among many others. She is the author of The Secret Life of Squirrels, Merry Christmas, Squirrels!, and The Secret Life of Squirrels: A Love Story.

Reviews

PreS-Gr 1—When Mr. Peanuts the squirrel receives an invitation to visit for Christmas from his cousin, he immediately packs his suitcase with plenty of hand-knitted Christmas sweaters, hops in his convertible, and zooms through the snow to Cousin Squirrel's house. The two squirrels enjoy a hazelnut latte, go sledding, and open presents—peanuts, of course. What raises this book above the pedestrian are the more than 25 carefully composed photographs, depicting real squirrels and tiny, squirrel-size props, many of them hand-made (teeny knit sweaters, teeny snowshoes made of twigs). VERDICT The sharply focused, detailed photos of a frisky-tailed, big-eyed squirrel nosing curiously about adorably small objects will captivate kids, even if the text is nothing special.—Eva Mitnick, Los Angeles Public Library

Edition details

• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0316302570
• ISBN 13: 9780316302579
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32