Oakley the Squirrel: The Search for Z: A Nutty Alphabet Book
Author: Nancy Rose
Anticipated Publication: June 22nd 2021 by Workman Publishing Company
Goodreads Summary: The letter Z is missing! Help little Oakley find it in this charming picture book with photos of real squirrels!
Oakley the Squirrel: The Search for Z is an alphabet book like no other. In it, we meet Little Oakley as he embarks on a quest to find the letter Z. He searches through an alphabet of human objects—looks beneath the Bed, claws through the Closet, digs through Drawers, examines his Easel, and so on. By the time he gets to a basket of yarn, Oakley starts to yawn, and soon falls asleep. And Z—as in, Zzzzzz!—appears!
Review and Teachers’ Tools for Navigation:I wish I had recorded my two-year-old giggling on each page as we read this book. It is a clever way to engage kids and make them think about each letter individually. The photographs are just hysterical. I love squirrels, so I was laughing right along with my son. I’d love to use this book with kids to take photographs to generate their own alphabet books. This would be an incredibly fun class project!
Discussion Questions:
- Where are some of the places that Oakley looks for the letter z?
- Which is your favorite letter page and why?
- Choose one image and rewrite it. What does Oakley do differently in your alphabet page?
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Read This If You Love: Nonfiction books about animals; Alphabet books
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**Thank you to Sara at Skyhorse Publishing for providing copies for review!**
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