In this animal adventure from Newbery Medal-winning author Cynthia Rylant, Stumpy Squirrel has just settled into a new nest in a magnificent pin oak in Gooseberry Park.
It's the perfect spot for her babies to be born When they arrive healthy and strong, Stumpy's three good friends--a Labrador retriever, a wise hermit crab, and a bat who eats Chinese food--are thrilled.
But after a terrible ice storm destroys the pin oak, Stumpy disappears.
It takes a special combination of courage, humor, and tenacity for Stumpy's friends to rescue her babies and bring her home again.
Arthur Howard's black-and-white illustrations illuminate the companions' adventures throughout.
