Miss Suzy

by Miriam Young and Arnold Lobel

Book Overview

50th Anniversary Edition. Miss Suzy is a little gray squirrel who lives happily in her oak-tree home until she is chased away by some mean red squirrels. Poor Miss Suzy is very sad. But soon she finds... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B085WGTFB9
• Release Date: January 1964
• Publisher: Parents' Magazine
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Miss Suzy

I loved sharing this book with my children. Now I am sharing it with my preschool students. Such a lovely story about how to handle adversity and bullies. Beautifully illustrated such a great story.

Wonderful Book!

When Miss Suzy is bullied out of her beloved home in the “tip top of the tall oak tree” she seeks refuge from the rain in an old house. Miss Suzy ends up with some unexpected new friends. A story about kindness, loyalty, and standing up for others- it has held a dear place in our family for 3 generations!

Five PLUS stars!

This was my very favorite book as a small child, and I love sharing it with my daughter now! I was three when I discovered Miss Suzy in preschool. Our teacher let a different child pick a book for the class each day, and every time it was my turn, I wanted her to read "Miss Suzy"! I still have two copies from my childhood, but I was thrilled when the anniversary edition was released, and I could buy a new copy (plus two backups, just in case!) for my daughter! The illustrations are captivating, and the story of kindness and helping others hits home with kids. And Miriam Young makes this lesson interesting for children by incorporating toy soldiers, a dollhouse with a four poster bed and squirrels, among other things that children find fascinating. What a wonderful book, and what joy I find in reading it to my child! This book, in my opinion, is a book all children (especially little girls!) should read!

New Fan

I read the raving reviews of this book and curiosity got the best of me. Our library did not have a copy so I had to buy it to see why every reviewer gave 5 stars! It is a nice book that is actually well written and a delight to read. I knew nothing of this book until I bought it, but I think 30 years from now this will be one of the books that my daughter looks back on fondly.

Miss Suzy where are you?

Although itÕs been almost 30 some years since I have seen a copy of this book itÕs still burned into my mind. Miss Suzy is a wonderful story of a Squirrel almost bullied from her treehouse. She recruits the help of some toy soldiers long packed away in the attic. Miss Suzy is a great children's book! This was the book I lived in as a child.

A Book That Needs to be Revived!

For some reason, when I was a young mother,I didn't think ahead enough to realize that some of the wonderful books I purchased and read to my children wouldn't continue to be available for ever! I have been very disappointed to awaken to the fact that books like Miss Suzy, which all eight of our children loved and could tell you in detail today, are not readily available to this generation of children. To this day, our children (ranging in ages from 11 to 32) and I have fun reminiscing and quoting parts of Miss Suzy when we get together! I would love to have copies to give my grandchildren--with nothing changed. I love the story and the drawings exactly as they are. Miss Suzy was one story I thoroughly enjoyed reading over and over again when the children asked for it; Miss Suzy was so brave, loving and positive no matter what her circumstances. Let's revive Miss Suzy! :-)