Follow the family. Discover nests, food finds, communication, and the ways squirrels learn together.
Can You Read Nature? · Close to Home
Busy tails. Hidden stashes. Wonder is rustling through the trees.
Follow squirrel families, forest food webs, tree homes, and seasonal adventures through a nature book made for curious families.
Ages 5–14+Family nature bookArt by Laura Samson
Read before you go see ten times more!
Hardcover
The keepsake nature book for curious explorers
$29.95hardcover
- The perfect gift for curious kids
- A nature book for your own backyard
- Original art that makes animal science memorable
- $1 to Children and Nature Network
Ebook
The nature book you can take anywhere
$12.95instant download
- Your perfect neighborhood companion, see 10x more
- Kinder to the planet, nothing in a landfill
- Squirrel science shines on a screen
- $1 to Children and Nature Network
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Look closer
Every spread reveals a secret life nearby.
Look through the seasons. Follow acorns, weather, trees, and the forest neighbors that make a squirrel’s world.
Meet the artist
Laura Samson
Artist, storyteller, and careful observer of backyard wildlife
“I wanted every page to make the familiar feel surprising again—and help families notice the small lives moving through the trees.”
I grew up in beautiful Colorado where we have fox squirrels, chipmunks in the mountains and prairie dogs in the great plains. I grew up watching and caring for our squirrel friends. We even raised a baby squirrel when her nest fell in high winds. Her name was Rowdy. Rowdy grew up and went out in the world and had her babies.
Just as squirrels playfully jump and run among the trees and grass, I create my unique work in a free spirit way. As my mouse scribbles around my desk, my laptop and I create the unique beauty that my heart enjoys to share with others. I grew up in nature having a mini forest near me and couldn't see my life without it. I was taught to care for our Mother Earth as she has for us and to preserve it for the next generations to enjoy. It's a joy for me to be part of a group that shares the same message I grew up with.
Enjoy the natural world around us!
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Laura’s illustrations invite families to slow down, look up, and discover the remarkable lives sharing their neighborhood trees.
About this book
What is inside
Explore squirrel families, nests, acorns, communication, tree habitats, seasonal behavior, forest neighbors, conservation, and ten close-to-home discoveries.
About the author
Narrated by Neil Rosen, children’s book author and founder of WildStork. Neil writes every book as an invitation to look closer, stay longer, and discover what families miss when they move too fast.
Reading level
Ages 5 to 14. Designed for the whole family, with lyrical storytelling and real science to share together.
Wear the wonder
Bring the squirrels home. Wear the wonder.
Pair the hardcover nature book with the matching Squirrels shirt for a gift that keeps backyard curiosity growing long after the final page.
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