![]() ![]() ![]() 1, 2011 Beaver might be busy, but it’s his carelessness that earns him the ire of his erstwhile woodland pals. The art's quirkiness and the text's droll delivery contribute equally to the lighthearted tone of this cautionary tale. illustrated by Nicholas Oldland RELEASE DATE: Aug. Cool, natural colors dominate Oldland's digital pictures, which are highlighted by humorous images of the bug-eyed, big-toothed hero. Following his recovery the beaver puts his energy to positive use and makes amends to the forest and his friends. But after a tree that the beaver is gnawing on lands on his own head, and he's hospitalized, he finally reflects on the damage he's caused. A careless beaver is oblivious to the consequences of his actions: he "always made a mess of the forest," leaving trees half-chewed and felling "more than he needed." His recklessness even more directly affects his fellow forest dwellers when a tree he's chomping falls on a bear's head, and he chews a moose's leg, mistaking it for a tree. ![]() Written and illustrated in the same breezy style as Big Bear Hug and Making the Moose Out of Life%E2%80%94whose protagonists play supporting roles in this outing%E2%80%94Oldland's small-format book sounds clear notes about being conscientious of one's surroundings. ![]()
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