![]() ![]() This week when I picked up “Nuts to You”, I knew from the very first page of the author’s note that this book was going to be added to my list of recommendations for good read alouds! “Nuts” is a short chapter book aimed at grades 3 - 7 but children as young as 4 -5 years old would enjoy hearing it read aloud. Occasionally, I read a book that begs to be read aloud. Includes an introduction, epilogue, and footnotes throughout, as well as original exclusive material from the author. will relish the squirrels’ adventures, as well as Perkins’s laugh-aloud illustrations and equally witty footnotes.” Nuts to You is wholly original, funny, lively, and thought-provoking. ![]() New communities are discovered, new friends are made, huge danger is encountered (both man-made and of the fox and bobcat variety) and the mysteries of squirrel culture are revealed. So when Jed is snatched up by a hawk and carried away to another realm, TsTs and Chai resolve to go after him. ![]() Jed, TsTs, and Chai are the very best of friends. Nuts to You features black-and-white art by the author on every page, as well as exclusive material original to this edition. another completely original and exceptional package from Perkins,” said the Horn Book. How far would you go for a friend? In Nuts to You, the funny and moving illustrated novel by Newbery Medalist Lynne Rae Perkins, two squirrels go very far indeed to save a friend who has been snatched up by a hawk. ![]()
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