Storytimestandouts.com Website Review

a number of years ago, my father-in-law was frustrated by some pesky critters in his beautiful garden. stellar jays were not the only visitors who liked the peanuts he offered, not surprisingly the neighbourhood squirrels were also attracted by the treats. unfortunately, the squirrels were much less appreciated as guests than the jays – the squirrels dared to dig up his daffodil bulbs! we were sympathetic about the destruction of his flower beds, but we couldn’t resist celebrating squirrel appreciation day with him once since january 21st is fast-approaching, i put together some squirrel theme preschool materials for anyone who’d like to join in the fun. these resources will be useful when planning a squirrel theme circle time for preschool or kindergarten.. let’s begin with some squirrel theme picture books for preschool and kindergarten: will and squillis the story of two very unlikely friends. will and squill meet as infants and, although discouraged by their parents, they persist in playing, swimming and swinging together. all is well until will’s family aquires a kitten and squill reacts badly to the intrusion into their friendship. thankfully, it is not long before, will discovers that a kitten is not nearly as good a companion as squill and the two mismatched friends are reunited. well-suited for read aloud, will be enjoyed by children aged four and up. the flying flingallees are the stars of the show in matthew and the midnight hospital. when matthew decides to put together a circus act, he hopes to enlist the help of some neighbourhood creatures. at the end of a performance for his mom, he scra*es his knee and needs some first aid. just as the bandaid is applied to his knee, a young squirrel in a tree above misses his branch and falls to the ground. matthew and his mom are both concerned for the an*mal. they make the injured squirrel comfortable for the night. matthew worries about the squirrel’s well-being and is thinking about him as he drifts off to sleep. shortly after midnight, he discovers that the injured squirrel