Burks, James Bird and Squirrel on the Run! Scholastic, 2012. GRAPHIC NOVEL Content: G.
Squirrel is a planner who just wants to get his nuts stored in his tree for the winter. Bird is an adventurous spirit who likes to test the boundaries, so it’s not surprising when he attracts the attention of a cat. Against his better judgment, Squirrel helps Bird escape the cat, and in the process loses all of his stored nuts. Bird convinces Squirrel to go south with him and along the way Bird gets Squirrel to loosen up and enjoy life.
This is a great book about friendship and learning to enjoy life. Bird has a positive attitude and likes to laugh, even when they are in a scary situation and his positive attitude rubs off on Squirrel so that Squirrel can better enjoy his life. I think this book has a great moral for all kids. The illustrations are expressive and the banter between the characters is funny.
EL(4-6), MS-ESSENTIAL. Reviewer, C. Peterson.
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