Earl the Squirrel, Don Freeman
Earl the Squirrel, Don Freeman
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Earl the Squirrel

Author: Don Freeman

Narrator: J.J. Myers

Unabridged: 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Live Oak Media

Published: 02/01/2016


Synopsis

"Young squirrel Earl is helped by his human friend, Jill, who gives him an acorn and a nutcracker. Earl's mother fears that her son is too dependent on his friend. But Earl uses another gift, a red scarf, to prove he can make his own way in the world... Myers' narration and natural background sounds perfectly complement Freeman's wry tale and black-and-white scratchboard illustrations...Well-managed vocal changes for all characters."-Booklist

Reviews

Goodreads review by Craig on April 16, 2020

I think my tattoo will be the page where Earl's ears are cold and he covers up his head with his red scarf.......more

Goodreads review by Gina on April 17, 2019

I love the illustrations in this book. At one point Earl wraps his scarf around his head like a babushka and I almost died from a cuteness overload.......more

Goodreads review by Goshen PL Childrens on October 13, 2022

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Goodreads review by Becky on September 23, 2014

Earl is a young squirrel who hasn't quite mastered the art of finding his own acorns. His mother is afraid he's getting spoiled by the little girl who leaves him nuts and even gives him a scarf. So Earl ventures out to get his own acorns, and inadvertently gets a bull rather angry with his scarf. Ha......more

Goodreads review by Dawn on September 22, 2016

You know you have a good one where there are lots of gasps and moments to laugh out loud. This is a simple story, but my students loved it! I grabbed it when I saw it at the library because the author also wrote Cordoroy, a story that they read and love in grade 2 in our school. This one is equally l......more