When Digz the Dog Met Zurl the Squirrel: A Short Tale about a Short Tail
by Chris Pine (Author) Chuck Groenink (Illustrator)
From blockbuster movie-star actor Chris Pine comes his very first children's book about a delightful duo destined to become a classic.
Digz the Dog is certain that he is the king of Ms. Pincher's garden. There's just one problem . . . Zurl the Squirrel is positive that she is the queen of Ms. Pincher's Garden. As a dog and a squirrel, the two are natural enemies.
But there's more to Digz and Zurl than meets the eye. Digz was once a lonely dog left at the pound. And Zurl has her fair share of insecurities too. When the two come face-to-face in a showdown, they realize. . . they might not be so different.
Beloved actor Chris Pine has penned a beautiful picture book about love and accepting one another despite our differences. With gorgeous and timeless illustrations from Chuck Groenink, When Digz the Dog Met Zurl the Squirrel is sure to become a classic read for years to come.
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Digz, a black and white dog, and Zuri, a gray squirrel, both see themselves as royalty in Ms. Pincher's idyllic backyard garden, and initial lines develop their backstories. Digz, once a lonely and frightened pup at a pound, is now fiercely protective of his happy home. Zuri, whose short tail makes her feel different from her siblings, roams the garden with confidence. When Zuri inadvertently tickles Digz's nose one day, it results in a confrontation that underlines the squirrel's beliefs about the dog's intelligence ("that ding-a-ling dope"), and the dog's about the squirrel's physicality ("that furry turd... with the tail too short"). Things escalate, but in the heat of conflict, Digz pauses: regarding frightened Zuri reminds him of his own past pain and confusion. Who says the garden can't have two monarchs? Actor Pine makes his picture book debut with a familiar tale of an empathy epiphany, while pencil and digital illustrations from Groenink (Mum, Me, and the Mulberry Tree) create a vivid sense of place and give the animalian protagonists a touching, relatable emotional immediacy. Human background characters are portrayed with various skin tones. Ages 4-8. (Oct.)
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JUV002230 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Squirrels
