The Busy Little Squirrel

by Nancy Tafuri

Overview

The leaves have started to fall. The air is cold. Squirrel needs to get ready for winter. He cannot nibble with the mice. He does not have time to hop with the frogs or run with the dogs. But there is one thing he can do!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780689873416
Publisher:	Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
Publication date:	08/28/2007
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	10.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 1.00(d)
Lexile:	AD410L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Nancy Tafuri is the much-loved creator of more than thirty books for young children, including the Caldecott Honor Book Have You Seen My Duckling? and I Love You, Little One. She lives with her husband and daughter in Roxbury, Connecticut.

Editorial Reviews

When winter nears, Squirrel begins his preparations. The leaves begin to fall and the air starts getting colder, so Squirrel springs into action. He has no time to talk to a pair of mice eating a pumpkin or cardinals on a high branch or frogs on the edge of the pond. "He was so busy!" is the repeated refrain. Not even a family of dogs can slow Squirrel's determined gathering of apples and berries and acorns. Tafuri's signature illustrations, rendered in brush pen, ink and watercolor pencils depict his brisk autumn movements with precision. Owl, protectively covering three wee owlets, asks Squirrel to watch the moon with him, but he can't; he's fast asleep with his booty in the hole of a tree. An appealing nature lesson for the very young, abetted by direct, simple text and the pictures' subtle detail and attractive composition. (Picture book. 3-6)

Kirkus Reviews