Scaredy Squirrel Makes a Friend

By Carol-Ann Hoyte

A review of Scaredy Squirrel Makes A Friend by Mélanie Watt

Published on March 1, 2007

Scaredy Squirrel Makes A Friend
Mélanie Watt

Kids Can Press
$14.95
cloth
978-1-55453-181-3

Scaredy Squirrel Makes a Friend (Kids Can Press) is Mélanie Watt’s second book about the neurotic rodent with a knack for assessing risk and crafting plans. Scaredy seeks the perfect friend but his fear of being bitten means that only toothless creatures qualify. When Scaredy encounters a pleasant and playful dog, he realizes that an ideal pal can come in surprising (and teeth-bearing) form. Watt’s bold and unique charcoal pencil and acrylic artwork accompanies her text. This comical tale subtly conveys the message that personality is more important than looks. mRb

Carol-Ann Hoyte is the Quebec English-language regional coordinator for TD Canadian Children's Book Week and organizer of monthly mixers for Montreal anglophone children's book authors and illustrators.

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