Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary

by David Sedaris

Book Overview

Featuring David Sedaris's unique blend of hilarity and heart, this new collection of keen-eyed animal-themed tales is an utter delight. Though the characters may not be human, the situations in these stories bear an uncanny resemblance to the insanity of everyday life.

In "The Toad, the Turtle, and the Duck," three strangers commiserate about animal bureaucracy while waiting in a complaint line. In "Hello Kitty," a cynical feline struggles...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316038393
• ISBN13: 9780316038393
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Little Brown and Company
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.0" x 7.1"

Customer Reviews

Not a happy book

The title and the illustration on the cover caught my attention. The illustrations are good. I thought it would be funny. It wasn't hilarious at all. The author goes to dark, creepy places.

One of sedaris best work. Hilarious and relatable stories. Like modern day aesop fables

Some dark subjects and twisted humor that not everyone may find appealing for young ones. But great for mature ages and adults