Fred & the Lumberjack
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- $14.99
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
A wood-working beaver is looking for companionship in this sweet picture book about loneliness, finding friendship in unexpected places, and plaid—lots and lots of plaid.
Fred the beaver has just finished building a den. But not just any den.
His DREAM DEN.
The problem is, it’s missing one small thing…a friend!
And he finds exactly that in Sophia, a spectacular lumberjack who has excellent woodworking skills and is building her own dream den.
But when Fred tries to say hi, disaster strikes and Sophia’s den is ruined. How can Fred salvage this friendship? Is he doomed to live a life alone?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
A winsome beaver and an accomplished lumberjack form a mutual admiration society in Weinberg's exuberant tale about building friendships. Fred, the beaver, has clearly invested a lot of time, effort, and craftsmanship into his "perfect dream den," which is cozily appointed with carefully gnawed logs that form a table, shelves, bunk beds, and even a video game system. But something's missing, and Fred "can't sink his teeth into" what it might be. As he puzzles out potential improvements, a roaring noise draws him into the forest, where he spies the work of a female lumberjack with noteworthy chainsaw skills. Although Fred's efforts to impress her go awry, the pair discovers a shared passion for woodworking (and flannel), joining forces to dream up creative renovations for a shared den. Blending traditional and digital media, Weinberg (Rex Finds an Egg! Egg! Egg!) uses boldly crawled lines and blasts of color to set a scene that's simultaneously bucolic and chaotic, and his bubble-eyed characters and their outsize emotions and movements add further oomph to an already energetic story. Ages 4 8.
