joshua crandell

Fully illustrated children's book, for ages 4-8.

Join a quick-tempered squirrel and a wise old crow as they discover an uncommon friendship and learn a valuable lesson:

"Things are not always what they seem to be,
and sometimes we miss what others can see."

This is a tale of two lovable animals with conflicting perspectives who learn to overcome their distrust of one another and live together in harmony.

“ The Squirrel and The Oak Tree ” is a Canadian folktale written to help children ages 4-8 learn about values and virtues like trust, openness and how to overcome stereotypes and develop friendships with people who are different.

“ The Squirrel and The Oak Tree ” helps to teach children important social skills that will help them navigate through school and eventually the rest of their lives with a higher quality of relationships and more open to unity within diversity.

This children’s book also provides parents, teachers, and counselors an entertaining way to teach children why they should not jump to negative conclusions about people who are different from them.

Joshua Crandell’s suspense-filled story delivers easy-to-digest positive social values complemented with sketch style fun illustrations.

This story is ideal for reading to your kids at bedtime, reading aloud to preschoolers or a self-read book for older children.