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Starred Review on January 1, 2021 | Picture Books
PreS-Gr 2—Quiet, tea-loving Squirrel has a new neighbor. He's a bear, and Squirrel, who narrates in the first person, and wears a charming hat and lovely apron, can tell just by looking at him that he's trouble. Bears are wild animals and she and Chamomile, her sweet, mouselike cat (or a mouse that meows), have seen his type before. Squirrel spends most of the story nursing her misconceptions about her neighbor, whom readers will clearly infer from the pictures is a clumsy, loud, cookie-loving, honey-collecting, gentle soul. Squirrel's preju...Log In or Sign Up to Read More