It’s a quirky, feel good book that will leave you remembering the important things in life. As an adult I highly recommend this to children and adults of all ages. The text would be suitable for children who have been reading independently for a while with an interest level of around 6+. It feels wonderful to hold in the hand, delightful to look at and even better to read. The paper in the book is a beautiful, thick, matt cream and the illustrations have pinches of colour on contrasting silky sheets of white.
The style of the book is quite old fashion which I love and you eagerly anticipate the next illustration by the master that is Jon Klassen. For my daughter this book is a little old for her to read herself but it’s the perfect read aloud for me to read to her. Badger’s passion for rocks is one that I share and this book absolutely makes you want to go rock exploring. And he’s a skunk that even enjoys inviting flocks of neighborhood chickens over to the house for popcorn and story time.It’s one of those books where you’re hoping things will work out how you hope and you spend a lot of the book with a gentle smile on your face. Skunk and Badger, for ages 8 to 12, is the first book in a middle-grade book series about Skunk and Badger, two animals who find themselves living together as roommates. A skunk who upsets Badger’s world and touches Badger’s tools. And he’s a happy, talkative, always-moving-about skunk. SKUNK AND BADGER: a new odd-couple read-aloud SeptemI’m always on the lookout for family read-alouds.
With that, Badger now has a new roommate. I expect you’re busy with Important Rock Work!” I would wait for a reply, but Skunk’s living situation is so precarious, so I will take your lack of response as agreement. In a previous letter I asked for your thoughts but have heard nothing. “I hope this arrangement doesn’t come as a shock. She also sent three lengthy letters beforehand-letters that the important-rock-business-minded Badger had not yet found time to read-to explain her reasons why. The problem is, Aunt Lula sent Skunk over herself.
So, when Skunk comes strolling in the front door of said brownstone with a slick how-do-you-do and a decidedly skunky grin, Badger is more than ready to throw him right back out on his skunky tail. In fact, as the sole resident of his aunt Lula’s brownstone, Badger is very contentedly happy to devote his day to a solo life befitting of a serious rock scientist. In fact, he isn’t one for enjoying other animals at all! He’s much more comfortable slipping into his safety glasses-with hammers, chisels and brushes at the ready-and doing some Important Rock Work in his specially set-aside rock room.
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