Squirrel's Family Tree, written by Beth Ferry, reviewed by Judy Hauser

Summary: This is a very good book about nature and squirrels in nature in particular. Squirrels are more than cute critters in cartoon-like situations. The author writes, in rhyming text, about how squirrels gather seeds and nuts for winter, how they eat, how they prepare for winter (since they do not hibernate) and how the acorn seeds they bury or cache sometimes become oak trees. The book is very interesting and the author explains in a very nice, obviously simplified manner, how these animals that we all see in yards and parks live day-to-day. The symbiotic relationship between squirrels and the food that they eat and cache will be interesting to young children. The illustrations by A.N. Kang are lovely and complete the rhyming text so well! 

Straight Talk for Librarians: This is a great book for very young children about an animal they see often. They will learn about the feeding, living and sleeping activities of squirrels and the illustrations will be very helpful in understanding these activities. This is a very good lesson on nature.