Squirrel seeks chipmunk : a modest bestiary / David Sedaris ; illustrations by Ian Falconer.
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780316038393
- ISBN: 0316038393
- Physical Description: viii, 159 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : Little, Brown, and Co., 2010.
Content descriptions
- 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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| Jacksonville Main Library | 817.54 SED (Text) | 36015000632139 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Swansboro Branch Library | 817.54 SED (Text) | 36015000875944 | Adult Nonfiction | Checked out | 08/06/2026 |
| Albemarle Main Library | 814.54 Sed (Text) | 31010000769168 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Albert Carlton - Cashiers Community Library | F SEDARIS (Text) | 39493107082879 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Alleghany Public Library | F SEDARIS (Text) | 30664100207577 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Anderson Creek Public Library | F Sed (Text) | 33630004155508 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Ashe County Public Library | F SED (Text) | 50503300252766 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Avery County Morrison Public Library | FIC SED (Text) | 31111002459848 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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