How hungry is hungry?
Thoughts: What a fun book! I love the absurd things that the squirrel eats. Parents, teachers, fellow librarians: be sure to read the author's "A Note to Grown-ups" on the copyright page. He shares a great activity idea. The text is simple and the illustrations are colorful and make good use of white space. I love that the squirrel is red. (Red squirrels are native to Europe and Asia. You won't find them in the US, but they always remind me of Beatrix Potter's The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin.) I look forward to sharing this book in storytime. For a fun, food themed storytime, pair with other picture books with the word hungry in the title and maybe some food themed poetry like Crocodile Hungry by Eija Sumner, I'm Hungry! ¡Tengo Hambre! by Angela Dominguez, Little Red and the Very Hungry Lion by Alex T. Smith, Hungry Bunny by Claudia Rueda, Ten Hungry Pigs by Derek Anderson, and The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. Find some food themed poetry suggestions here.
Themes: Squirrels, Food
(Illustrated by Robert Starling. Candlewick Press, 2023.)
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