Those Darn Squirrels!

Those Darn Squirrels! by Adam Rubin is a really sweet book about an old man who loves birds but hates to see them go every winter. He tries to find ways to have the birds stay by placing many bird feeders outside his house. The birds love the food but so did some other animals, the squirrels. The old man gets so mad because the squirrels are taking all of the birds food. He begins to create traps to keep the squirrels out but the squirrels are too smart and find ways to eat the food anyway. It begins to get cold and the birds leave to fly south for the winter. The old man begins to get very sad because his only friends are gone. But the squirrels want to help and create ways to cheer up the old man and it works!

I loved this book and I feel this book can be a fun read aloud for K-2 classrooms. This book can help teach students that friends can come from the strangest places. Parents can also use this book at home to read to their children. Children can learn about how birds fly south for the winter and also that making someone smile is worth it.