About the Author

M�lanie Watt is an acclaimed children's book author and illustrator. Her books include the Scaredy Squirrel, Chester and Learning With Animals series, Augustine, Leon the Chameleon and Have I Got a Book for You! She lives near Montreal.

Reviews

[A] true original on the picture book scene.--Canadian Bookseller

[E]bullient artwork, clever layout, and lively text ...--School Library Journal

Children will identify with Scaredy Squirrel's anxiety about making new friends. They will find his over-the-top fears amusing.--CM Magazine

Fans will hope for much more from this endearing fellow.--Publishers Weekly

Muted-color illustrations downplay Scaredy's anxieties and highlight the silliness of his over-the top tactics; playfully varied page designs add liveliness to a lighthearted story that doesn't take itself too seriously ...--Horn Book

The humor is silly enough that kids with their own scaredy tendencies won't feel preached at, and others will just appreciate the delicious ridiculousness that doesn't keep Scaredy for getting the friend he needs.--Bulletin of the Centre for Children's Literature