Gooseberry Park

A squirrels named Stumpy is having babies. But when a dangerous ice storm hits Stumpy's tree falls down a bat named Murry is with the babies. So Stumpy's friend Kora is risking his life to save Stumpy and her babies but when Kora gets there Stumpy is not there. So Kora sets of to find her.

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this book is awesome and adventurous.

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LibraryThing member benuathanasia

If you haven't read this book, please do! It's an amazing, cutesy story that's good for anyone who likes animals. It was my first chapter book. It's a bit longer than many initial introductions to chapter books, but the story is better than most of those as well, so it'll keep a child's attention.

LibraryThing member satyridae

I haven't a shred of objectivity about this delightful story of a squirrel named Stumpy, a bat named Murray, a dog named Kona and the wise and wonderful hermit crab, Gwendolyn.

I read this one aloud about a hundred thousand times and I loved it every bit as much as my animal-obsessed boy did. He,

now an elderly teen, still reads it when he's in bed with a cold.

It's lyrical, sweet, and hilarious. There's not a mean line in this book, though there is sarcasm and teasing. There are slightly scary parts, when Stumpy is lost in the storm, but one always feels quite sure that Kona, Murray, and Gwendolyn will be able to find her and reunite her with her babies.

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LibraryThing member bookworm12

Kona the dog and Gwendolyn the hermit crab have made friends with a pregnant squirrel named Stumpy. When an ice storm hits Kona must try to save his friend. A fun book to read aloud.

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