Awards

• Short-listed for Beehive Awards (Poetry) 2011
• Short-listed for Sequoyah Book Awards (Children's) 2012
• Short-listed for South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award (Picture Book) 2010
• Short-listed for Volunteer State Book Awards (Grades K-3) 2011

Overview

In a watery mirror the rugged raccoon admires his face by the light of the moon: the mysterious mask, the whiskers beneath, the sliver of cricket still stuck in his teeth. Take a lighthearted romp through four seasons in the forest with these whimsical poems. Marvel at the overachieving beaver, applaud the race-winning snail and its perfect trail of slime, or head off to be pampered at a squirrel spa. Warning: Deborah Ruddell's quirky cast of animal characters and Joan Rankin's deliciously daffy pictures will cause giggles. The woods have never been so much fun!

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9781416942115

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Twenty-three evocative poems about forest animals, beautifully illustrated. Literary variety serves this collection well, with many differenct lengths, rhyme schemes and moods...An excellent collection with broad age appeal. -- Kirkus , Starred Review

Author Information

Deborah Ruddell is the author of the celebrated picture books Who Said Coo?, illustrated by Robin Luebs, and A Whiff of Pine, A Hint of Skunk and Today at the Bluebird Cafe, both illustrated by Joan Rankin. Before writing children's books, she was an art teacher and a graphic designer. Deborah lives in Peoria, Illinois. Visit her at DeborahRuddell.com. Joan Rankin has illustrated more than twenty-five books for children. She received the South African HAUM Dann Retief Prize for Children's Book Illustration in 1986 and the Katrina Harris Award for Children's Book Illustration in 1991. Books she has illustrated include A Frog in the Bog by Karma Wilson and Off to First Grade by Louise Borden. She lives with her husband and three daughters in Johannesburg, South Africa.

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