Written and Illustrated by: Mélanie Watt
Published by: Kids Can Press
Published on: September 1, 2013
Ages: 4+
Provided by the publisher via Netgalley for review. All opinions expressed are my own.
The leaves are falling and the weather is cooling off. This must mean it's time for Halloween!
You would think that Halloween would be the best or worst holiday for Scaredy Squirrel, depending what side of the fence you fall on. Do you love it when Scaredy flips out because he's scared? Or are you rooting for this loveable Squirrel to get back in his safe tree and never be scared again?
My kids are firm fans of the freak out. So they loved this book.
Scaredy Squirrel's humour has gotten more and more cheeky as time goes on. This book is full of great ideas, but the best ones are where Scaredy is laughing at himself. Take, for example, his ideas for villain costumes; Killer Bee, Shark, Germ. The best is the scare-ometer rating the scariness of each costume. It will come as no surprise that the Germ is the most terrifying.
Usually when I read a book out loud to a group of non-native speaker kids, I don't choose stories that don't have a narrative, just because it is hard for them to follow along. This never happens with Scaredy though, kids laugh and laugh from beginning to end.
Mélanie Watt has another hit on her hands, and I fully expect everyone to see Scaredy Squirrel- faces on the pumpkins of homes with young kids from this year.
I've got the birthday one. This should be worth buying too. I usually find myself laughing more than my preschooler!
ReplyDeleteTotally! I love these books for that! My kids have some corny knock-knock jokes that only a preschooler could love but these entertain me!!
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