Squirrel in the house

Reviewed by: Ann Marie Townsend - South Berwick Public Library, South Berwick, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: December 14, 2016

Review

An illustrated chapter book intended for grades 2-4, but does not follow the transitional chapter book format with number of lines per page or size of text. The story is narrated by the squirrel, of course from the squirrel's perspective, telling of being invited into the house by the dog and the humans on a cold, blustery day. Chaos follows, a child gets the blame, then when not believed by the family, stomps off mad into the snowy day. The squirrel, who knows small children need someone with them, then goes back into the house to alert the humans of the situation and the child is found. Humorously written this is well told by someone who understands the self-centered squirrel.

Overall Book Score: fair