Squirrel-Ish

By Bambi Edlund

Book Overview

An enterprising rat discovers the joy of being true to himself

At the park, people give squirrels free peanuts. And nobody screams when a squirrel crosses their path. But for Rat, it's all screams and no nuts ... until he comes up with a plan: be more like a squirrel--squirrel-ish

When his attempts at adopting a squirrel-ish posture and pinning his ears down don't make a difference, Rat considers his tail. And after a few crafty but failed squirrel-ish tail prototypes made from cotton balls, feathers, and spaghetti, he lands on a winning material: straw from a broom

Finally, Rat can walk through the park without getting shooed. Free peanut in hand, he daydreams about building a re-tail empire ... until the dogs in the park spot him and give chase. All of a sudden, Rat understands why squirrels do so much scampering Maybe his rat tail isn't so bad after all ...

Brightly illustrated and packed with hilarious details and hidden gags, this laugh-out-loud ode to self-love reminds readers that the grass isn't always greener on the other side.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 177147517X
• ISBN13: 9781771475174
• Release Date: September 2024
• Publisher: Owlkids
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.1" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 4 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 2