The Squirrelly Nut Gig

When I began writing this book, I thought it was going to be a picture book. Nineteen hand-written pages later, I realized a bigger story was unfolding, and I was brave enough to go on the journey. I am so glad I did! I love this story, and more to the point, I still love it! I love inhabiting the delightfully quirky world of the Pinetails, with pine-needlepoint, Grandpa Hickory's stories (Uncle Ned's House is based on a true event), and the madcap Nut Gig. A particularly favorite day of writing was the day I wrote the songs. I was living in California at the time and had the pleasure of sitting pool-side one afternoon while I wrote the lyrics at an umbrella-covered table. That was the berries, and how!
I still enjoy the antics of squirrels, watching them conquering the anti-squirrel bird feeder (as if there is such a thing!), or leaping off our garage roof onto a tree that is just a wee bit further away than they thought.
This is a peachy-keen read for squirrel watchers, kids, or kids at heart!