Pub Date: August 15, 2017
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2015035413
Lexile Code: 0790
Features: Illustrated, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 06 to 09
Physical Info: 0.30" H x 8.00" L x 5.40" W ( 0.15 lbs) 80 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Squirrels | Dogs | Humorous Stories
Series: Twitch the Squirrel
Description: A gleefully oblivious squirrel narrates this rib-tickling chapter book about how he turns a family get-together upside-down. Illustrations.
Brief description: Vivian Vande Velde (born 1951, New York City, New York) is an American author who writes books primarily aimed at young adults. She currently resides in Rochester, New York.
Her novels and short story collections usually have some element of horror or fantasy, but are primarily humorous. Her book Never Trust a Dead Man (1999) received the 2000 Edgar Award for Best Young Adult Novel. She resides in Rochester, New York.Review Quotes: "Vande Velde does a great job of realistically bringing to life the personalities of these two squabbling animals. . . . This is a story young readers will love."--School Library Journal
"Short chapters illustrated with pen-and-ink line drawings add to the appeal. Delightfully nutty chapter-book fare."--Kirkus Reviews "appealingly sassy and humorous."--Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books