The Squirrels' Busy Year

Reviewed by: Margy Soule - Coffin Elementary School, Brunswick, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: October 10, 2018

Review

The Squirrels' Busy Year presents some of the the seasonal activities of squirrels. They are curled up but also digging for acorns in the winter, looking for food, eating bugs, and digging up bulbs in the spring, lazing about in the summer, and burying acorns in the fall. A supporting "character"is an owl that threatens the squirrels throughout the year. Mixed media paintings accompany the text and draw the listeners' attention into the true life story. A few, clearly written concepts "Thinking about the Seasons" are included at the end and before the title page and suggest background information about thunder, lightning, clouds, and snow. There is also an index at the end. This book can be read as a informational story but can also serve as an introduction and discussion starter to squirrels and the seasons.

Overall Book Score: very good