Not surprisingly, Sam doesn’t seem to like raspberries on his belly button (or zerberts as we affectionately refer to them) anymore than his sister. That doesn’t stop me from administering them.
The typical exchange goes like this. I grab the little guy and ask him if he’d like a zerbert. And he starts shrieking in glee:
I say no!
Old Man Fookwire is a grump who only likes to paint pictures of birds that visit his backyard. The problem is, they fly south every winter, leaving him sad and lonely. So he decides to get them to stay by putting up beautiful birdfeeders filled with seeds and berries. Unfortunately, the squirrels like the treats, too, and make a daring raid on the feeders. The conflict escalates-until the birds depart (as usual), and the squirrels come up with a plan that charms the old grump.
My take: How can you not like a book where you get to say Googlie Mooglie, raise your fist and yell “Those darned squirrels”?
