Will and Squill (Carolrhoda Picture Books)
PreSchool-Grade 2–A sweetly told tale about the friendship between a boy named Will and a squirrel named Squill. They do just about everything together until Wills parents surprise him with a kitten, and she becomes Wills new playmate, leaving Squill to feel lonely and left out. However, the boy soon discovers that Kitty likes to sleep most of the day and doesnt appreciate his favorite games. Will and Squill reunite, and the child realizes that old friends should not be abandoned for new ones. Lively watercolor-and-colored-pencil artwork keeps the message simple and soft. The repetition in the text makes the reading predictable and pleasurable and suitable for young children.–Hope Marie Cook, Eastern Connecticut State University, WillimanticCopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.