Evergreen

Evergreen the squirrel is afraid of many things — thunder, hawks, and especially Buckthorn Forest. But when her mother tasks her with delivering soup to her sick Granny Oak, she is forced to brave the unknown. What follows is a funny, suspenseful, and deeply satisfying adventure from Caldecott Medalist Matthew Cordell that feels part picture book, part chapter book. It's a book that my three- and five-year-olds both ask for.