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 No! said Custard the Squirrel
 Author: Ruzzier, Sergio

 Publisher:  Abrams Appleseed (2022)

 Classification: Easy
 Physical Description: [28] p., col. ill., 26 cm

 BTSB No: 773673 ISBN: 9781419755248
 Ages: 3-6 Grades: K-1

 Subjects:
 Behavior -- Fiction
 Humorous fiction
 Animals -- Fiction

Price: $21.18

Summary:
A duck who identifies as a squirrel turns down the requests of a persistent companion.

Accelerated Reader Information:
   Interest Level: LG
   Reading Level: 1.70
   Points: .5   Quiz: 518816

Reviews:
   Kirkus Reviews (+) (07/15/22)
   Booklist (08/01/22)
 The Hornbook (00/09/22)

Full Text Reviews:

Booklist - 08/01/2022 In contrast to the usual run of naysaying picture-book toddlers, Custard isn’t being contrary but confidently asserting their identity as a squirrel—despite having the feathers, feet, and bill of a duck. In Ruzzier’s sparsely detailed scenes, Custard offers monosyllabic responses to a series of challenges from what seems like an increasingly frazzled opossum: admit to having a silly name (“No”), take a swim (“No,” Custer says, climbing into a sailboat instead), quack, eat some weeds, and lay an egg. Custer's answer stays the same: “No,” “No,” “No.” At last a despairing, “Custard the Squirrel, do you only answer ‘No’?” brings a change of tune (“Yes!”) that at least provides a punch line, along with a sense of resolution. If there’s any value to this beyond suggesting a fun role-playing game, Custard’s serene refusals may strike a chord in readers who reject being saddled with predetermined or neatly delimited tags. - Copyright 2022 Booklist.

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