Squirrel in the Museum (Twitch the Squirrel, #3) by Vivian Vande Velde, Steve Bjorkman Published by Holiday House on March 19th 2019
ISBN: 0823441679
Pages: 112
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Twitch does it again, as an adventuresome squirrel he manages to squeeze under school windows and to jump through an open bus widow to join a class taking a field trip. When he hears about the science museum his single desire is to join the class on this educational outing. The fun begins when Twitch comes out of hiding from a girl’s backpack and terrorizes the class and museum staff. While enjoying this outing Twitch teaches readers about animals in the museum all the while entertaining them to the point of getting stitches from giggling. Character development is expressed as the chaos gets thicker and thicker; readers are sure to love Twitch and to identify with students who interact with him.
This experienced author/ illustrator combination is perfect for the early primary grades, like the past two books about Twitch this is a delight. Text is just right for 2nd – 4th grade readers and the illustrations are captivating expressing lots of movement and emotion. Consider for a read aloud and add to primary school shelves. Public libraries need to add this and the other two titles to their collection of early readers.
Submitted by Jan Hamilton, retired youth services librarian in Scarborough, ME