Scaredy Squirrel Makes a Friend
by Melanie Watt
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Author: Melanie WattBrand: Books
Illustrator: Melanie Watt
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-03-01
ISBN: 1554531810
Number of pages: 32
Publisher: Kids Can Press
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- ISBN13: 9781554531813
- Condition: New
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Book Reviews of Scaredy Squirrel Makes a Friend
Book Review: 100% Hilarious
Summary: 5 Stars
After the original Scaredy Squirrel book was read and enjoyed by the entire family (adults and 5-year-old alike), I looked for more Mélanie Watt books and was thrilled to find three others in the Scaredy series. This book certainly did not disappoint.
As with her other Scaredy books, Watt follows a formula in this one, but the repetition is not a bad thing. As always, Scaredy has a safety kit and a backup plan and when things don't quite work out for him, he plays dead. What's fun about this routine is that it lends just enough predictability to the books that the reader feels like he or she really knows Scaredy. Whenever I reach the point where Scaredy resorts to his defense mechanism of playing dead, I stop and allow my daughter to supply those vital words. This is something she really enjoys. I also can't help but marvel at the author's inventiveness as she always comes up with new and funny supplies for Scaredy's specialized kits.
The message of this book is that friends come in all sorts of packages and I think that's a wonderful message for children. Scaredy thinks he knows who will be the perfect friend for him--the safe, clean, and quiet goldfish. Instead, he finds the perfect friend in a most unusual package. Though this friend is only 83% safe, he shakes Scaredy's routine up in a very enjoyable fashion whereas the goldfish would likely have proved to be a very boring companion indeed. My daughter is five and just about the start kindergarten and I know she can personally relate to this book. I watch her on the playground nervously sidling up to other kids and asking if they want to play with her. This book makes a lovely point about the pleasures of unexpected friendship.
As with the other Scaredy books, the drawings are a delight in and of themselves. Scaredy is adorable and the detailed drawings are a real treat. Scaredy's map of his route towards meeting the "perfect" friend is hilarious and we love the details in the "playing dead drawings" wherein small changes--the right eye open in one drawing and then the left in another--support the idea of the passage of time. Watt is both a very clever writer and a very clever illustrator.
Not to be missed, either, are the short author descriptions at the end of each book. Each one offers a new tidbit about Watt that always ties in with the plot of the book. For example, in this book we learn about several things that have bitten Mélanie Watt. Also noteworthy is the fact that, "Mélanie Watt has friends and most of them have teeth." It's details like these that truly make the books special and help to underscore that this is Watt's passion.
Summary of Scaredy Squirrel Makes a Friend
That lovable little worrywart is back. And he's as scaredy as ever! In his latest adventure, Scaredy Squirrel sets out to make The Perfect Friend. And once he's spotted a perfectly safe candidate (with no teeth), Scaredy's ready. Armed with a name tag, mittens, a mirror and a lemon, he's prepared to make The Perfect First Impression. But just when every detail is under control, Scaredy's Action Plan takes a surprising -- and "toothy" -- turn. Will he survive this ordeal? Will he find his kindred spirit? Will he discover the true meaning of friendship? Read Scaredy's nutty story to find out ...Mice, Hamsters, Guinea Pigs & Squirrels Books
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