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School Library Journal - 04/01/1993 PreS-Gr 2-- A city squirrel peeks out from his tree hole, inviting young listeners and beginning readers to a romp through a world of bold color, texture, and rhyme. This crafty creature digs in window pots overflowing with vivid blossoms and vegetables, does gymnastics to steal seeds from the birds, and begs for a treat at an apartment window. The rascal even sneaks inside for a look around and is quickly lured away by the narrator's offering of ``nuts to you.'' Working with large stylized forms, Ehlert uses collage and watercolor staining techniques to define textures of earthy bark, brick, and fur. Contrasting bright hues of sky, vegetation, and birds add to the visual excitement. The simple, spirited plot, lively verse, and stunning double-page spreads will make Nuts to You! a story-time standard. And since the last four pages include information about a squirrel's body, home, and food, it can also be used in integrated language arts/science units. Another beauty from Ehlert. --Linda Wicher, Highland Park Public Library, IL - Copyright 1993 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.

Booklist - 03/01/1993 *Starred Review* In this appealing, oversize picture book, Ehlert tells the story of a pesky squirrel who steals bird seed from the feeder, digs up bulbs in the garden, ventures into the house, and is lured out again with a handful of nuts. A child, never pictured, tells the tale in rhyme: Nuts to you! I shouted, loud as I could. That squirrel peeked out. I knew he would. In the collage-style illustrations, the brightly colored birds, flowers, and other highlights contrast effectively with the mottled, deeper shades of the bricks, the sidewalk, and the squirrel himself. The text appears in large, bold letters, while labels in small type (at times difficult to read) identify the backyard (and window box) plants, birds, and bugs that appear in the illustrations. Following the story is Squirrel Talk, a few illustrated pages of brief, informative text discussing the identification, physical features, homes, and food of squirrels. An engaging picture book with a subject that's both familiar and intriguing to many young children. (Reviewed Mar. 1, 1993) - Copyright 1993 Booklist.

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