Merry Christmas, Squirrels!

by Nancy Rose (Author)

Merry Christmas, Squirrels!
Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade
Christmas will never be the same with this irresistible photographic story featuring wild squirrels in homemade miniature settings - wearing Christmas sweaters, building snowmen, and opening presents -- delighting readers and animal lovers of all ages! Mr. Peanuts loves Christmas - but he loves it even more when he has a friend to share it with. When Cousin Squirrel invites him to spend the holidays together, Mr. Peanuts is in for a whirlwind of winter fun! Mr. Peanuts and Cousin Squirrel are the perfect holiday addition to every household. Featuring photographs of wild squirrels in handcrafted homemade miniature settings, this striking book is sure to surprise and delight young and old alike.
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Publishers Weekly

In Rose's photographic follow-up to The Secret Life of Squirrels (2014), Mr. Peanuts visits his Cousin Squirrel for Christmas. Mr. Peanuts's preparations for the trip include packing his tiny sweaters (handmade by Rose along with many other details in the miniature sets in which she photographs the squirrels) and clearing a path with a tiny snowblower. After he arrives, the two go snowshoeing, build a snowman, roast chestnuts over a campfire, and exchange gifts indoors on Christmas (peanuts, naturally). The story line is straightforward, and some of the images are sharper than others, but the whimsical details of the world Rose has created for her squirrels (a gingerbread train, nut-themed picture books for them to read before a roaring fire) are as amusing as in the previous book. Six gift tags are included. Ages 3-6. Agent: Jackie Kaiser, Westwood Creative Artists. (Oct.)

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School Library Journal

PreS-Gr 1--When Mr. Peanuts the squirrel receives an invitation to visit for Christmas from his cousin, he immediately packs his suitcase with plenty of hand-knitted Christmas sweaters, hops in his convertible, and zooms through the snow to Cousin Squirrel's house. The two squirrels enjoy a hazelnut latte, go sledding, and open presents--peanuts, of course. What raises this book above the pedestrian are the more than 25 carefully composed photographs, depicting real squirrels and tiny, squirrel-size props, many of them hand-made (teeny knit sweaters, teeny snowshoes made of twigs). VERDICT The sharply focused, detailed photos of a frisky-tailed, big-eyed squirrel nosing curiously about adorably small objects will captivate kids, even if the text is nothing special.--Eva Mitnick, Los Angeles Public Library

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Praise for Merry Christmas, Squirrels!
"The sharply focused, detailed photos of a frisky-tailed, big-eyed squirrel nosing curiously about adorably small objects will captivate kids."—School Library Journal
Nancy Rose
Nancy Rose is the author and photographer of The Secret Life of Squirrels series. Her work has been published in magazines and newspapers and has been featured on greeting cards and television internationally. See more of Nancy's work at secretlifeofsquirrels.com.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780316302579
Lexile Measure
530
Guided Reading Level
K
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Publication date
October 06, 2015
Series
-
BISAC categories
JUV002230 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Squirrels
JUV017010 - Juvenile Fiction | Holidays & Celebrations | Christmas & Advent
Library of Congress categories
Friendship
Squirrels
Christmas stories
Cousins
Christmas

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