Having read this this book due to its nomination for a Bluebonnet Award, I can't say anything except, "Huh?" Granted, it is written on a lower grade level (but isn't the award targeted for grades 3-5), but for the older reader it seems awfully babyish. I found Squirrel to be annoying to his friends, but not in a likable way. Sometimes pesty characters are fun. This one wasn't.
This is set up as a chapter book, but it is actually three separate stories. Only at the very, very end did I like Squirrel when he wasn't all ANNOYING!
I have no idea why this book rose above others to make the short list of nominees. It gives me hope, since I plan to write a book myself one day, and am certain I could do an equally good job. I kind of feel like Simon Cowell from American Idol now. This was the meanest entry I have ever written!! :-(
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