![]() Now made into a Disney movie, this is the story of Flora Belle Buckman, a cynical young girl, who looks out of her window one day to see her neighbour vacuuming up a squirrel ( a scary opener to this story, squirrel friends, but it is a wonderful story of hijinks and friendship. Some proceeds from the book go towards Save our Squirrels.įlora & Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo. How to Keep a Pet Squirrelby Axel Scheffler is a fun book ( but NOT an instruction manual!!- Sx) which Axel put together with his own illustrations after he discovered a guide to procuring and caring for a pet red squirrel in a 1910 children’s encyclopaedia. The Unbeatable Squirrel Girlby Ryan North and Erica Henderson/Derek Charm gave Marvel Universe’s Squirrel Girl aka Doreen Green and her squirrel sidekick Tippy-Toe her own comic book series in which Doreen attempts to leave her superhero past behind her and head to college but things don’t quite go to plan. These more recent picture books are wonderful with great illustrations and both have lovely stories of friendship, whether it’s the one that results out of Spontaneous Cyril and Plan-Ahead Bruce’s battle for the last nuts of the season or how squirrel comes to appreciate bear’s friendship after being mean to him. ![]() The Squirrels Who Squabbled by Rachel Bright & Jim Field and I’m Sticking With You by Smriti Halls & Steve Small. It doesn’t feature a squirrel but Keeping Henry is the story of a red squirrel her brother Charlie catapults out of his nest ( don’t do this or I will have the ninja squirrels after you! -Sx) when Nina Bawden and her brothers were themselves evacuees during the Second World War in Wales. One of my favourite books as a child was Carrie’s War, which tells the story of Carrie and her brother Nick who are sent as evacuees to Wales and are billeted with the cantankerous Mr Evans and his much more timid sister. Sx – I guess it’s just one of life’s mysteries and injustices, Squizz.) Seeing the books brought to life in the ballet, Tales of Beatrix Potter, which was beautifully choreographed by Frederick Ashton, sealed the deal and they remain two of my favourite books. ( I don’t understand why the one featuring a red squirrel is much better known than the other tale which features a grey. The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin and The Tale of Timmy Tiptoesby Beatrix Potter: I think I can probably date my love of squirrels back to these two gorgeously-illustrated stories by Beatrix Potter. This year, I thought it’d be fun to look at some books featuring squirrels, and eventually Squizzey agreed to help me put this list together. ![]() 21 January is one of our favourite days here at Nut Press because it’s Squirrel Appreciation Day, which means extra helpings of nuts for Squizzey and the squirrel crew who work so tirelessly (at least a full afternoon a week!) behind the scenes to make him and this blog look good, and the outdoor squirrels, who get a bonus feed too. ![]()
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