Scaredy Squirrel at Night by Melanie Watt
Well, I think that it’s pretty safe to say that anything Melanie Watt writes is pretty much perfection and gold. Scaredy Squirrel at Night is no exception. I love this picture book! Melanie Watt is incredibly clever and her books are so much fun to read.
Scaredy Squirrel never sleeps, he’d much rather stay awake for days at a time rather than risk having a bad dream in the middle of the night. A few of the things that Scaredy Squirrel is afraid of? Ghosts, unicorns, dragons, fairies, vampire bats, and polka-dot monsters. I mean, come on, isn’t everybody?! But when Scaredy Squirrel can’t avoid the inevitable - pure exhaustion and sleep – he has a plan that should put all his fears to rest. But things may get a little messy.
So many little details in the illustrations that it’s a lot of fun to read this one withbo my kids. But what Melanie Watt book isn’t? If you haven’t discovered her picture books yet, you should!
Links of interest: Melanie Watt website, more book blogger reviews.
Genre: Fiction Picture Book, approx age 4-8.
Publisher: Kids Can Press. February 10, 2009.
Source: Review copy for Cybil’s for which I was a panelist.
Hardcover, 32 pages. ISBN 1554532884
Scaredy Squirrel at Night is available from your favorite independent bookstore, Powell’s, and Amazon.
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Tags: Cybils 2009 picture book nomination, Fiction, published 2008, Publisher: Kids Can Press, Q-T Title, review copy, U-Z Author
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I didn’t know there was a sequel to Scaredy Squirrel! Will have to check it out.
on June 19th, 2010 at 3:43 amI LOVE Melanie Watt! I’m an adult with no kid (yet!) and I am completely in love with her books. I have been pushing my copies of her Chester books in all of my friends hands and secretly reading Scaredy Squirrel at the bookstore. I love her humor and her drawings are just so, so cute! I’m glad to know there’s someone else enjoying her work ,too.
on June 19th, 2010 at 9:31 amOk, this is why I love your blog. I have never heard of Melanie Watt, and this looks like something my little guy would love. Thanks!
on June 19th, 2010 at 10:14 amI love your blog and wanted to let you know that you have an award that I’ve passed on to you on my blog.
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on June 27th, 2010 at 11:28 amI’m a big squirrel fan, although I don’t believe there are any in my work: a bird will occasionally fly through, but that’s all. However, there’s something about the rippling way squirrels ribbon through the trees that always amuses me.
on June 30th, 2010 at 4:12 pmI just love saying “scaredy squirrel”!
on July 2nd, 2010 at 3:01 pmWe LOVE Scaredy Squirrel and people like Lenore should know that there’s 4 Scaredy Squirrel books in all! Our favorite is Scaredy Squirrel makes a friend.
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on July 8th, 2010 at 4:43 pm