don’t expect to go travelingagain, but one never knows when the skill of reading will turn out to be useful.
These days, PeeWee’s children are foraging farther afield, but PeeWee and Plush are staying closer to home. Soon there will be a new litter of guinea pigs to befriend. Soon the wild strawberries will begin to grow, too. And warm summer nights and humans’ picnics, with all their delicious leftovers, are things to look forward to. Oh, life is wonderful!
I feel sorry for all the humans who live in the city and can’t spend every minute of their time in the park. But then again, large as the park is, it can’t accommodate all the city dwellers all the time. No, Central Park is just the right size for my brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, cousins, and me. It is just the right size for PeeWee and his family and forthe bird population, too. “Come and visit,” I whispered to the city at large, “but don’t stay too long. This is Squirrel World. It belongs to us.”
As I approached my tree, my brother Seventy-four jumped in front of me. “I’ve heard about your adventures,” he told me. “Can I go along with you the next time you go exploring?”
“Sorry,” I told him. “You’re too late. I’m going to stop right here.”
Johanna Hurwitz was born and raised in New York City. A former children’s librarian, she is now the award-winning author of many popular books for young readers, including
PeeWee’s Tale; Lexi’s Tale; PeeWee & Plush; Oh No, Noah!; Class Clown; Rip-Roaring Russell;
and
Baseball Fever
. The recipient of the Texas Bluebonnet Award, New Mexico’s Land of Enchantment Book Award, and other child-chosen awards, she visits schools around the world to speak to students, teachers, and parents about reading and writing. She lives in Great Neck, New York, and Wilmington, Vermont.
Kathi McCord has illustrated more than 40 books for children. Kathi is also a printmaker, and her etchings are in many collections and exhibited in galleries across the United States. She lives in San Diego, California.
Text © 2007 by Johanna Hurwitz.
Illustrations © 2007 by Kathi McCord.
All rights reserved.
The illustrations in this book were rendered in pencil.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data available.
ISBN: 978-1-4521-2527-5
Chronicle Books LLC
680 Second Street
San Francisco, California 94107
www.chroniclekids.com
These days, PeeWee’s children are foraging farther afield, but PeeWee and Plush are staying closer to home. Soon there will be a new litter of guinea pigs to befriend. Soon the wild strawberries will begin to grow, too. And warm summer nights and humans’ picnics, with all their delicious leftovers, are things to look forward to. Oh, life is wonderful!
I feel sorry for all the humans who live in the city and can’t spend every minute of their time in the park. But then again, large as the park is, it can’t accommodate all the city dwellers all the time. No, Central Park is just the right size for my brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, cousins, and me. It is just the right size for PeeWee and his family and forthe bird population, too. “Come and visit,” I whispered to the city at large, “but don’t stay too long. This is Squirrel World. It belongs to us.”
As I approached my tree, my brother Seventy-four jumped in front of me. “I’ve heard about your adventures,” he told me. “Can I go along with you the next time you go exploring?”
“Sorry,” I told him. “You’re too late. I’m going to stop right here.”
Johanna Hurwitz was born and raised in New York City. A former children’s librarian, she is now the award-winning author of many popular books for young readers, including
PeeWee’s Tale; Lexi’s Tale; PeeWee & Plush; Oh No, Noah!; Class Clown; Rip-Roaring Russell;
and
Baseball Fever
. The recipient of the Texas Bluebonnet Award, New Mexico’s Land of Enchantment Book Award, and other child-chosen awards, she visits schools around the world to speak to students, teachers, and parents about reading and writing. She lives in Great Neck, New York, and Wilmington, Vermont.
Kathi McCord has illustrated more than 40 books for children. Kathi is also a printmaker, and her etchings are in many collections and exhibited in galleries across the United States. She lives in San Diego, California.
Text © 2007 by Johanna Hurwitz.
Illustrations © 2007 by Kathi McCord.
All rights reserved.
The illustrations in this book were rendered in pencil.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data available.
ISBN: 978-1-4521-2527-5
Chronicle Books LLC
680 Second Street
San Francisco, California 94107
www.chroniclekids.com
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