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Squirrel seeks chipmunk : a modest bestiary Cover Image Book

Squirrel seeks chipmunk : a modest bestiary / David Sedaris ; illustrations by Ian Falconer.

Sedaris, David. (Author). Falconer, Ian, 1959-2023 (illustrator.). Falconer, Ian, 1959-2023 (Added Author).

Summary:

The author presents a collection of three animal-themed essays. In The Toad, the Turtle, and the Duck, a group of complete strangers bitterly discuss the order of things within the animal kingdom. In Hello Kitty, a miserable alcoholic cat attends AA. In The Squirrel and the Chipmunk, two lovers are torn apart by their quarrelling families.

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  • ISBN: 9780316038393
  • ISBN: 0316038393
  • Physical Description: viii, 159 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : Little, Brown, and Co., 2010.

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Formatted Contents Note:
The cat and the baboon -- The migrating warblers -- The squirrel and the chipmunk -- The toad, the turtle, and the duck -- The motherless bear -- The mouse and the snake -- The parenting storks -- The faithful setter -- The crow and the lamb -- The sick rat and the healthy rat -- The cow and the turkey -- The vigilant rabbit -- The judicious brown chicken -- The parrot and the potbellied pig -- Hello kitty -- The grieving owl.

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American wit and humor.
Bestiaries > Fiction.
Animals > Fiction.
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Fables.
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