Melanie Watt has created a great book for children.
What does he end up plugging into the electrical outlet? I agree with Scaredy Squirrel that the real joy of camping is roasting marshmallows. Which fear alters his plan? The author uses a lot of action verbs to describe how Scaredy Squirrel scurries through a putt-putt course.Ĭheck this book out to discover what Scaredy Squirrel thinks of camping after his adventure. A detailed map and time line is also given for the mission.Įven though Scaredy Squirrel is very meticulous in his planning, somthing unexpected happens. She briefly states the usefullness of each item Scaredy Squirrel wears on his journey into the wilderness.
The author and illustrator, Melanie Watt, clearly depicts the squirrel’s fears and survival outfit. Scaredy Squirrel shares what makes him afraid of the wilderness and the survival supplies he will need to pack. Scaredy Squirrel lives in a tree without an electrical outlet. However, there is one small problem that leads to his big adventure. He wants to enjoy camping from the comfort of his home, so he tries to set up a television in order to watch The Joy of Camping. Mélanie has often noted how the Scaredy Squirrel books helped her work out her own insecurities and fears, as the success of these titles has required her to venture out into the unknown, and like Scaredy she has found the experience truly uplifting.#Mélanie currently resides near Montreal, Quebec.“I never go camping,” says Scaredy Squirrel in his recent adventures in Scaredy Squirrel Goes Camping by Melanie Watt. Chester has already become a bestseller and shows the breadth and creativity of Mélanie Watt.#Scaredy returns to take a few more tentative steps out of his comfort zone in Scaredy Squirrel at the Beach and Scaredy Squirrel at Night. #Chester,Chester’s Back! and Chester’s Masterpiece are about a megalomaniac cat who is every bit the antithesis to Scaredy. The release of Scaredy Squirrel Makes a Friend, was met with enthusiastic reviews and incredible sales, confirming the arrival of kid lit’s newest superstar. #Mélanie’s best known book Scaredy Squirrel, has won many awards including the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Award for Children’s Picture Book and the Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator’s Award. Watt has also illustrated Where Does a Tiger-Heron Spend the Night? and Bearcub and Mama, which won the 2006 IRA Teachers’ Choices Project. Watt went on to create several more books, including the Learning with Animals collection and Augustine, which was named an ALA Notable Children’s Book. It was in a design class taught by Michèle Lemieux at the University of Quebec in Montreal that author and illustrator Mélanie Watt created her first picture book, Leon the Chameleon, which was later published by Kids Can Press.
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