Product Description

Grandad and Jess are walking together in the woods when they see a squirrel pass by. Jess wants to take it home with her as a pet, but Grandad says that you can't tame a squirrel. As Jess follows the creature deeper into the woods, she discovers more natural wonders and comes to understand that her grandad is right – the squirrel's proper home is the wild woods.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #95811 in Books
• Published on: 2008-09-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 32 pages

Review
"* "An enchanting story and the striking colour pictures on every page are evocative and quite superb." The Independent on Sunday"

About the Author
Simon James is an award-winning author and illustrator of picture books for children. Among his acclaimed titles are Dear Greenpeace (9781844289875), Little One Step (9781844284672) and Leon and Bob (9780744598032), which won the Smarties Book Prize Silver Medal and was nominated as the New York Times' Best Illustrated Book of the Year in 1997. Simon lives in Devon.

Customer Reviews

The Wild Woods
This is a gentle book of a little girl taking a walk with her grandad in the woods and wanting to take a squirrel home, and grandad trying to disuade her. The illustrations are lovely. Some pages are just pictures, with lots to see. This book is great to read to a child, and for a child who cannot yet read to be able to tell the story back from the pictures.
It gives a message of conservation, but doesn't ram it down your throat.
It is very good value for money.

Joyful adventure!
I love this book - it's that simple. It makes me smile everytime to see Jess bounding along with the squirrel. Her energy is wonderful. Simon James' pictures and text make the adventure jump out at you. Recommened for grandfathers all over!