In honor of Quebec’s 400th centennial birthday, Aline and I, Hazel, and Aline’s folks decided to visit historic Quebec City and participate in the festivities. IMG_1767 Image 1 of 4 Our first day was a long, slow, six-hour ride to the eastern outskirts of Quebec City all the way to …
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”?
