SQWEEE!

So far, 2022 has been a great year for picture books.  I have enjoyed most of the books I've picked up so far, and there have been a few like Walrus Song that I can't wait to try out for storytime.

Walrus Song by Janet Lawler and Timothy Basil Ering (Nonfiction Picture Book)

If you’ve ever wanted to spend a day with a walrus but haven’t been able to find a way to squeeze it into your busy schedule, you will instantly fall in love with Walrus Song.

Though there are a wonderful four pages of Walrus music (Squee! Squee, SQWEEE!), there is much more to learn about the walrus as he goes about his day. He is a bivalve! He eats clams! He bickers! He has his own special walrus dance! He herds with fellow walruses, and they look like “huge sacks of potatoes!”

You will be so charmed by this book, you will find yourself waddling, slapping your pretend flippers, and trying out the funny sounds, which will magically become a strange and beautiful music when you hear yourself honking, tooting, and squeeing for the first time.

Additional delights include adorable illustrations (the walrus is so cute you will want to kiss him), lively, musical, rhyming language (“warm within his fat-lined coat, solid, massive like a boat”), and extra walrus facts at the end.