Review by Booklist Review
Squirrel narrates this amusing sequel to 8 Class Pets + 1 Squirrel ÷ 1 Dog = Chaos (2011). On a snowy, windy day, he enters a dog's houseby the squirrel door (aka the chimney). Indoors, he explores the house, provokes his excitable canine neighbor, and causes household chaos. Later, Squirrel and the dog team up to alert the clueless family that their younger son is outdoors, shivering in the cold. Squirrel's personality and droll delivery make this book enjoyable from start to finish. Illustrating the sense and tone of the story to perfection, Björkman's lively ink drawings appear on every double-page spread. A funny beginning chapter book.--Phelan, Carolyn Copyright 2016 Booklist
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Review by School Library Journal Review
Gr 2-4-Living next door to each other, Squirrel and Cuddles, a squirrel and a dog, are constantly fighting and causing mischief. One winter's night, Squirrel gets cold and enters Cuddles's family's house. As a result, he and Cuddles leave the holiday decorations in shambles. Cuddles is banished to the basement, and a young human who gets blamed runs away. With a blizzard fast approaching, the young human injures himself, and it's up to Squirrel and Cuddles to save the day. Vande Velde does a great job of realistically bringing to life the personalities of these two squabbling animals. The characters are simple but appealing, and the plot is humorous and engaging. Chapters are short and easily segue into the next. Illustrations are detailed and lovely. VERDICT This is a story young readers will love.-Kira Moody, Whitmore Public Library, Salt Lake City © Copyright 2016. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Review by Horn Book Review
School-yard squirrel Twitch (8 Class Pets + 1 Squirrel w 1 Dog = Chaos) narrates his adventure journeying into the house next to the school via the special brick "squirrel door" (chimney). When the resident dog discovers Twitch, hilarious chaos ensues until a child's accident forces the animals to cooperate. Vande Velde cleverly maintains the squirrel's perspective. Silly line drawings illustrate every page. (c) Copyright 2017. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Review by Kirkus Book Review
On a particularly cold, snowy afternoon, Twitch the squirrel decides to take up the next-door dog's invitation to go Inside, where the two wreak havoc before leading the man of the house Outside to rescue a small child. Twitch understands that the world has been designed for squirrels. Squirrels are everybodys best friend. Cold and curious one winter day, Squirrel heads for the grand brick entrywaystraight down from the roof right into the heart of the house. There, he finds mysterious objects everywhere, as well as many delicious foods to eat. But Twitch is not the only guest; young relatives are also visiting today. When the dog and the youngest visitor chase Twitch, many things get broken. The child is blamed, runs Outside into the cold and snow, falls, and hurts his ankle so he can't get up. As a polite guest of honor, Twitch knows he has a duty to alert the people to find him, but how? This humorous story is told cheerfully from the squirrel's extremely filtered perspective in present tense, with a surprisingly elevated language. (After all, he is highly educated.) Readers do not have to have read 8 Class Pets + 1 Squirrel 1 Dog = Chaos (2011) to enjoy this squirrel's-eye view of the world and the slapstick humor. Short chapters illustrated with pen-and-ink line drawings add to the appeal. Delightfully nutty chapter-book fare. (Fiction. 7-10) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
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