Donut Feed the Squirrels (Norma and Belly)

by Mika Song

Hardcover, 2020

Status

Available

Call number

741.5

Publication

Random House Graphic (2020), 112 pages

ISBN

1984895834 / 9781984895837

Description

"Belly and Norma are the best of squirrels . . . or so they think! After discovering donuts for the first time, they are determined to get some for themselves, even if they have to outsmart the food truck driver to do it!"--

Rating

(21 ratings; 4.1)

Library's rating

½

User reviews

LibraryThing member jothebookgirl
This book s a lot of fun and cute cute cute!
Norma s well meaning but when you leave the tree, it’s best to turn off the stove. Well the pancakes are burned black and inedible.
But wait there is the smell if sugar and oil nearby. It’s the scent of frying donuts wafting through the trees,
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Squirrel best friends, Belly and Norma make plans to get themselves some of the sweet treats from the donut truck that has set up shop near their forest. First they try obtaining donuts the proper way by paying for them. Unfortunately, their attempts to buy the donuts with chestnuts and a few weevils only end with the human seller spraying them with water in a panic. It seems he’s never encountered talking squirrels seeking donuts. Next plan is to consult wise old Gramps. A plan is devised to enter the truck involving a trashed coffee cup, a stopwatch, and a single rollerskate; after a harrowing encounter with a blender and a conveyer belt, believe it or not they get a big ole stack of donuts. It’s a it sticky getting OUT f the food truck, but n the end they manage.
Next they are greeted by the other squirrels as heroes.
This easy-reader graphic novel lovingly portrays the innocent antics of a lovely friendship in five chapters. The art is simple but precious, Belly resembles a pudgy potato with a scribbly, bushy tail, while the taller and more angular Norma is the bouncy counterpart.

After enjoying this little adventure I just bet you’ll be on your own mission to obtain a sweet donut or two or three.
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LibraryThing member VadersMorwen
Friggin adorable!
Made me laugh and imaging it happening
These squirrel sisters are hungry troublemakers
LibraryThing member Griffin_Reads
Donut Feed the Squirrels is a really cute story about two squirrels, Norma and Belly, who discover a donut truck after being disappointed over burnt pancakes. They then make it their mission to try some of these donuts and bring some back for the other squirrels.

I loved the energy Norma and Belly
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had, as well as the friendship they shared. They had so much support for each other, which allowed them to have really good communication as well. The illustrations were incredibly well done, and it was a very cute drawing style.
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Awards

Young Hoosier Book Award (Nominee — Picture Book — 2023)
BCCB Blue Ribbon Book (Fiction — 2020)
Eisner Award (Nominee — 2021)
Excellence in Graphic Literature Award (Finalist — Children's Fiction — 2021)
Nerdy Book Award (Graphic Novels — 2020)
Chicago Public Library Best of the Best: Kids (Fiction for Younger Readers — 2020)

Language

Original language

English

Original publication date

2020
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