Gooseberry Park -- Cynthia Rylant - Paperback

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.

Author: Cynthia Rylant
Publisher: Clarion Books
Published: 08/01/2007
Pages: 144
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.25lbs
Size: 7.40h x 4.90w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780152061593
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.4
Point Value: 2
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 14466 / Gooseberry Park

About the Author
CYNTHIA RYLANT is the acclaimed author of more than a hundred books for young people, and her novel Missing May received the Newbery Medal. She lives in Lake Oswego, Oregon.
ARTHUR HOWARD is the illustrator of the Mr. Putter & Tabby series by Cynthia Rylant and the Bubba and Beau series by Kathi Appelt. He has also written and illustrated five picture books of his own. He lives in New York City.