Squirrel! Swan!
For the 2013 summer reading program, I wrote a sequel to Amy Krouse Rosenthal’s Duck! Rabbit! called Anteater! Brachiosaurus! It was a big hit, so I decided to write one for the fall titled Squirrel! Swan! Here it is:
Squirrel! Swan!
Hey look, it’s a squirrel!
It’s not a squirrel, it’s a swan.
Look. It’s eating an acorn. It’s a squirrel.
No, it’s drinking water. It’s a swan.
(Shake lap flannel board)
Look, it’s twitching. It’s definitely a squirrel.
No, it’s preening its feathers. It’s definitely a swan.
Look. It’s hiding its acorn in the soil. It’s a squirrel.
No, it’s having a pondweed snack. It’s a swan.
Look. Its nest is in the hollowed tree. It’s a squirrel.
No, its nest is in the reeds. It’s a swan.
Oh, it’s climbing in the oak tree. It’s definitely a squirrel.
No, it’s shading itself under the weeping willow. It’s definitely a swan.
Uh, oh! Here comes an owl. It’s coming for the squirrel.
No, it’s a fox. It’s coming for the swan.
Oh, great. It was scared off.
What are we going to do now?
I don’t know what do you want to do now?
Oh, look, it’s a seal.
That’s not a seal, it’s a polar bear!
The End.
Stay tuned for my winter story titled Seal! Polar Bear!
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