Melanie Watt...the latest

Let me begin by saying, I LOVE Melanie Watt and I am not afraid to admit, I "like" the Scaredy Squirrel page on facebook. From Chester to Scaredy Squirrel I thinks she has a humor aimed at older elementary kids as well as the younger group. Somehow both groups tend to "get her". So the last few weeks have been exciting with 2 new books from her.

The first is Scaredy Squirrel Has A Birthday Party. Scaredy Squirrel has planned EVERY detail of his birthday party....except he has not intention of anyone else being there. Things take a "dramatic" (at least in Scaredy world) turn when he receives a card from a "friend". As with the other Scaredy books, the humor is present as Scaredy navigates through the challenges of life outside of his tree.

Story: 5 Buckeye leaves
Illustrations: 5 Buckeye leaves


And a new character for Melanie, "bunny" arrives in the same Watt humor in the book You're Finally Here. One thing I noticed about this book is that it is much easier to read aloud to classes than some of her others. (Sometimes I think Chester and Scaredy Squirrel looses some of the "funny" when the reader can't read all the little things that go with the illustrations in those books!) Bunny has be waiting for....YOU the READER! Bunny spends alot of time asking WHERE you have been and WHY you have been there and not reading the book! After reading this book to a handful of classes, I have a feeling it will reach the same level as Scaredy Squirrel and Chester and NEVER be on the shelves in the libraries!!

Story: 5 Buckeye leaves +
Illustration: 5 Buckeye leaves