Sasquatch and Squirrel

by Chris Monroe Narrated by Book Buddy Digital Media

Overview

Strawberry the Sasquatch lives alone deep in the forest.

Most animals are afraid of her, but she doesn't mind. She's happy doing all the alone things a sasquatch does-things like hiking and foraging as well as dance moves and logger pranks. Then one day, an extremely friendly squirrel named Nutty shows up. After a series of hilarious mishaps, Strawberry isn't sure she and Nutty can get along. But thanks to some cloud watching, seed portraits, and stale marshmallows, the two find a way to be friends.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

"Told with a humorous touch, and illustrated in a whimsical manner, the story of Strawberry and Nutty's friendship is a charming picture book that says a great deal about bridging differences in the name of good will. Reviewer Rating: 4"—Children's Literature

Kirkus Reviews

2023-02-08
A new friendship goes through some literal growing pains in this woodland episode.

Strawberry the peaceable sasquatch is used to a solitary life of “alone things” like taking walks and making portrait collages of hairy relatives from seeds and berries, but she decides to take up an offer from Nutty the squirrel to hang out together. Little does she suspect that her impulsive buddy’s fondness for climbing, messy pranks, and “snack sneaking” (say that three times) will lead to her falling from an outhouse roof and several trees, not to mention narrow escapes from an irate brown-skinned lumberjack and a marshmallow-baited trap set by “Squatch Watchers.” Next day, scratched and bandaged, Strawberry proposes that the two just watch clouds and maybe make a selfie collage…which suits the similarly battered, still-sticky squirrel just fine. To underscore the tale’s tongue-in-cheek tone, Monroe kits out her shaggy cryptid (who, if only about the face, resembles her Monkey With a Toolbelt) with pink slippers and a shopping basket, comically exaggerates the size difference between her two furry friends, and just for fun has them assemble some oddly familiar looking artworks as sight gags. Divided into panels, with characters communicating in speech bubbles, the book has an appealing graphic-novel vibe. (This book was reviewed digitally.)

Plainly the beginning of a beautiful, if ouchy, friendship. (Picture book. 5-7)

Product Details

BN ID:	2940159996909
Publisher:	Lerner Publishing Group
Publication date:	08/01/2023
Edition description:	Unabridged
Age Range:	Up to 4 Years

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