false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1252795526m/562763.jpg 562763 7 Scaredy Squirrel never leaves his nut tree. It's way too dangerous out there. He could encounter tarantulas, green Martians or killer bees. But in his tree, every day is the same and if danger comes along, he's well-prepared. Scaredy Squirrel's emergency kit includes antibacterial soap, Band-Aids and a parachute. Day after day he watches and waits, and waits and watches, until one day ... his worst nightmare comes true! Scaredy suddenly finds himself out of his tree, where germs, poison ivy and sharks lurk. But as Scaredy Squirrel leaps into the unknown, he discovers something really uplifting ... 549907 book 10 1 2006 Scaredy Squirrel total:417|5:229|4:142|3:41|2:5|1:0| 417 1846 484 99 4 2 false false Sat Feb 21 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 21 14:39:25 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 21 14:42:01 -0800 2009 `From the flap copy: ‘Here’s the story, in a nutshell: I never leave my nut tree. It’s way too dangerous out there. I could encounter germs, poison ivy or sharks. If danger comes along, I’m prepared. I have antibacterial soap, Band-Aids and a parachu...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Nov 11 13:02:03 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 11 13:02:50 -0800 2009 Upon first glance I though this book would have been much more remedial based off of the title and illustrations on the front page. Wow, I was so wrong. The text describes how scaredy squirrel is afraid to leave the safety of his tree. I uses a large variety of vocabulary th...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Nov 06 11:58:59 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 06 13:01:48 -0800 2009
Scaredy squirrel is afraid of... well... everything. Mostly the unknown. After all - it may contain sharks! Or germs! Or green martians! Or... KI...more...]]> 5 1 false true Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 10 08:57:08 -0700 2009 Sun May 10 09:24:50 -0700 2009 SS books. Contains spoiler-ish information-- don't continue reading if that sort of thing bothers you!

I absolutely ADORE Melanie Watt's Scaredy Squirrel collection. The books are clever, funny, and cuter than all get-out! I could write for days about Wat...more...]]> 4 4 false false Fri Aug 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 12:27:08 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 09:40:39 -0700 2009 Oh, the Places You'll Go! ) that can make a great gift for adults.

I loved the smiling bees, although I’m not sure I’m ...more...]]> 0 0 false false Mon Dec 01 16:12:39 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 01 16:12:39 -0800 2008 A squirrel has every minute of his day mapped out. He wakes up, eats a nut, looks around, eats a nut, looks around, eats a nut, then goes to bed. Depending on the day he will alter his position in the tree. The squirrel never leaves the tree because he is extremly scared of everything out...more...]]> 4 2 false false Sat Sep 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 12:15:47 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 11:10:39 -0700 2009 The unknown can be a scary place for a squirrel," but the hero of Mélanie Watt's hilarious Scaredy Squirrel thinks he has it all under control. Unwilling to risk running into: green Martians, killer bees, tarantulas, poison ivy, germs, or sharks, he never leaves his tree, keeping to the same s...more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Nov 02 21:36:12 -0700 2007 Fri Nov 02 21:40:03 -0700 2007 Meet Scaredy Squirrel]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jun 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 15:13:48 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 15:19:42 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Feb 24 19:44:02 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 22 08:14:41 -0700 2009 Notable Books for the English Language Arts (BELA) 2007

Melanie Watts’ portrayal of this frightened squirrel beautifully captures the voice of a scared, young child. It is not a surprise that this humorous book t...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Feb 24 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 29 23:47:06 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 00:09:40 -0700 2009 Scaredy Squirrel (Kids Can Press, 2006)

Cute little book about facing one's fears that has developed into quite the phenomenon in a relatively short time; it's already spawned three sequels as I write this, which is pretty amazing for a book released in 2006. The text is e...more...]]> 4 3 false false Tue Sep 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 08:02:21 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 08:04:06 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Mar 07 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Jan 23 18:10:41 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 23 18:10:41 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Nov 21 15:28:25 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 21 15:30:16 -0800 2008
My son truly ...more...]]> 5 0 false true Mon Oct 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 12:36:17 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 12:53:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 24 14:57:24 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 26 20:30:22 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Oct 18 06:50:13 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 18 06:55:49 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jan 13 17:33:59 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 17:36:22 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Feb 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 15:18:48 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 15:47:34 -0800 2009 Scaredy Squirrel is the one very timid squirrel, who is content to be in a rut and eat his nuts! But, when he accidently falls from his tree haven, he discovers a very startling unknown fact about himself...he can fly! And, so he does and adds this step to his daily routine. ]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jan 13 02:25:50 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 02:29:52 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=562763