Oakley the Squirrel

The Search for Z: A Nutty Alphabet Book

Nancy Rose

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Workman Children's
07 July 2021

Writing systems, alphabets; Picture books; Animal stories (Children's&YA)

With its nutty concept, retro aesthetic (these sets could be from the ’50s), and delicious sense of language, Oakley the Squirrel: The Search for Z is an alphabet book like no other. In it, we meet Little Oakley as he embarks on a quest to find the letter Z. He searches through an alphabet of human objects – looks beneath the Bed, claws through the Closet, digs through Drawers, examines his Easel, and so on. By the time he gets to a basket of yarn, Oakley starts to yawn, and soon falls asleep. And Z—as in, Zzzzzz!—appears!

The images are quirky, crafty, and irresistible. Nancy Rose, the photographer and author, handmakes the squirrel-scale sets and props and lures wild squirrels into the frame by strategically placing peanuts throughout. As the squirrels search for the nuts, Nancy snaps the perfect shot. The language, filled with lively alliteration, has a tongue-in-cheek tone to match:

Oakley doesn’t see anything under the umbrellas. He visits the vegetables in vain! When he sniffs around the wagon Oakley wonders . . . is Z over by the xylophone? The whole thing is as delicious as a bowlful of nuts.

By: Nancy Rose
Imprint: Workman Children's
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 6mm, Width: 3mm,
ISBN: 9781523510412
ISBN 10: 1523510412
Pages: 30
Publication Date: 07 July 2021
Recommended Age: From 0 to 4 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , English as a second language , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: No Longer Our Product

Nancy Rose is the author and photographer of The Secret Life of Squirrels series. Her work has been published in magazines and newspapers and has been featured on greeting cards and television internationally. See more of Nancy’s work at secretlifeofsquirrels.com.