The Muskrat Who Lost His Family: A Squirrel Tale (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780578707907)

""The author excels in the critters' depictions, juxtaposing serene nature backdrops with clever details like anthropomorphized living spaces.... A...charmingly illustrated tale of friendship."-Kirkus Reviews

Young squirrel Hazel skips spring-cleaning to visit her favorite place, the marsh. "A world where squirrels cannot go," she sighs and promptly falls into the water. Malcolm, a young muskrat, rescues her. She discovers he is on his own in the world, torn from his home by a tornado. "But I'm not an orphan," he says, "I've just lost my family." Later, she tells her family that Malcolm "is the saddest person I've ever met. His eyes are sad. His home is sad. Sad, sad, sad." What can be done to help Malcolm? Will he ever find his family? The answer comes from an unlikely friend.

Author: Dave Toht, David Warren Toht
ISBN-10: 057870790X
ISBN-13: 9780578707907
Publisher: Greenleaf Publishing, Inc.
Language: English
Published: 07/08/2020
Pages: 40
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.26lbs
Size: 8.50h x 8.50w x 0.10d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 10/01/2020