When Beavers Move In, Alison Pearce Stevens
When Beavers Move In, Alison Pearce Stevens
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When Beavers Move In

Author: Alison Pearce Stevens

Narrator: Melinda Sewak

Unabridged: 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/10/2026


Synopsis

Listen out for the muffled nibbling of willow branches and the playful paddle-tail thwacks against the water!

When beavers move in, they chew down a tree.
They nibble the bark.
And they drag the branches into a stream.

Beavers topple trees and build dams, which can cause floods and disrupt neighborhoods. So what do we do when beavers move in? In Puget Sound, we call the Tulalip Tribes. They send biologists to help relocate our furry friends to a place far from people, where the beavers can be free.

Poetic text makes this an irresistible listen with gentle STEM tie-in.

A Macmillan Audio production from Henry Holt & Company (BYR)

About Alison Pearce Stevens

Alison Pearce Stevens was a science professor until life took her overseas, at which point she started writing about science and nature for kids, because she’s an educator at heart and had to find new ways to share cool things with the world's most curious people. Her books have been Junior Library Guild Gold Standard selections, won numerous awards, and been included in multiple best-of lists, including Best STEM Books, Outstanding Science Trade Books, and Bank Street’s list of Best Children’s Books of the Year. You can learn more about her at apstevens.com.

About Natasha Donovan

Natasha Donovan is an illustrator originally from Vancouver, Canada. She works primarily on children’s books but also loves illustrating comics and graphic novels. Past titles include the award-winning Mothers of Xsan series by Brett Huson, Classified by Traci Sorell, and When the Stars Came Home by Brittany Luby.

About Melinda Sewak

Melinda Sewak (she/her/hers) is an Emmy-nominated story chaser, whose rich, lyrical, and welcoming voice brings life to an ever-growing cast of characters. Her facility with language is deeply immersive and has added dimension to 25+ audiobooks, ranging from children’s fiction to YA to romantic comedy to fantasy. Melinda has been fine-tuning her ability to convey the truth and the comedy in every story by drawing on her own diverse life experiences as a Black, queer creator – having grown up as a first-generation Haitian-American, graduated with a BA in Theater Studies from Yale University, toured as a jazz a cappella singer, worked as a firefighter and rescuer, conducted and published critical care and emergency medicine research, attended medical school, coached as a certified personal trainer, served as a Shakespeare teaching artist, worked in IT as a data and business analyst – and professionally acting on stage and screen. While varied, the through-line has always been a love for people and storytelling – and an always-present desire, evident in the rhythm and curiosity that exude from her voice, to discover, to share, and to connect with story and listener alike.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Lois on January 09, 2026

This is a fact based educational narrative about beavers, where they live, how they live, the indigenous peoples who lived with them before colonization as well as the impact colonization had beavers habitats. This includes basic information about a beaver sanctuary and the Indigenous folks who supp......more

Goodreads review by Jilanne on March 12, 2026

A fantastic way for kids to learn about how beavers create wetland ecosystems and how those ecosystems benefit those who live near them or downstream, especially when it comes to alleviating drought conditions and associated forest fires. It's also a wonderful introduction to how the Tulalip Tribes......more

Goodreads review by Ann on March 13, 2026

With sparse but powerful text, here is the story of how beavers have an essential role to play in the environment. While people and beaver families often clash when the beavers come too near homes, the Tulalip Tribes provide a solution to save these critical creatures. Vibrant illustrations help to......more

Goodreads review by Katie on March 16, 2026

This interesting book focuses on the important role that beavers play in creating and maintaining wetland ecosystems and how the Tulalip Tribes of Washington State are re-introducing beavers to their former natural habitats. It goes on to explain the crucial role of wetlands in alleviating adverse c......more

Goodreads review by S.M.R. on April 05, 2026

When Beavers Move In by Alison Pearce Stevens is a beautiful, lyrical look at the interconnectedness of our ecosystem, and how the actions of one small beaver can change the habitat for the better – and how important it is that we look after our environment. Stevens strikes an excellent balance betw......more