Critters: Adventures in Wildest Suburbia

by A.B.C. Whipple, John Burgoyne (Illustrator)

Squirrels in the birdfeeder, racoons in the garbage, rabbits in the garden--the wildlife that was supposed to be banished by suburban development has instead had a population explosion in our backyards. Whipple has written an essential guide for coping with the annoying, endearing, comical, and intelligent critters in our midst. Line drawings.

Genres: Nonfiction

Hardcover

First published March 1, 1994

About the author

Addison Beecher Colvin Whipple was an American journalist, editor, historian and author. Before his retirement he was editor of Life's International Editions and executive editor of Time-Life Books.

Reviews

[Tonya · Rating 4 out of 5]

Critters is a non-fiction collection of essays about all the lovely creatures you can come across living in suburbia basically everywhere but the desert. Each chapter covers a different animals and discusses everything from the natural history, life cycles, habitats, and daily activities of that particular fluff. I have to say that while I wasn't enthralled like I have been with other works as of late, I did really enjoy reading it. I feel like this is the kind of book you offer someone who is hilariously bad a small talk, it's filled with interesting tid-bits and funny little nuggets that I have no doubt I'll share. It's very short in length and an excellent read for a sunny afternoon in the hammock.

[Esther · Rating 3 out of 5]

Easy, quiet reading about animals that can be found in towns. Each of twelve chapters considers a different animal such as a skunk, rabbits, mockingbird, squirrels, bats, and swans. As usual with secular writers it includes some references to macro evolution.