5/31/2023 0 Comments Nuts to you perkins![]() ![]() Humorous footnotes and direct addresses add to the fun, as in: “To squirrels, ‘Are you nuts?’ is a combination of ‘Have you lost your mind?’ and ‘You remind me of the most wonderful thing I can think of.’ ” Adult readers will recognize traces of Watership Down, Beatrix Potter and even the work of cartoonist Gary Larson, but who knew until this book that red squirrels speak with cockney accents? (Or, more realistically, that squirrel homes are called “dreys”?) Strong characterizations carry readers through the episodic adventure. The narrator frequently weaves tidbits of natural science, ecology and philosophy, as well as notes about human behavior, into each short, action-packed chapter. However, his friends TsTs and Chai, sure Jed is alive, bravely follow a trail of “buzzpaths” and “frozen spiderwebs”-utility lines and towers-to find him. ![]() After the hawk snatches Jed, most of his squirrel community gathers for a memorial service. The gray squirrel Jed’s human acquaintance relates this entertaining story of friendship and adventure, beginning with Jed’s narrow escape from a hawk and then continuing with a series of tail-raising escapades.Īn introductory author’s note and endnote frame the story as a tale told by the squirrel to the writer. ![]()
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