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Mohrbooks Literary Agency
Sebastian Ritscher
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English
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HOW MANY SQUIRRELS ARE IN THE WORLD?

Marcos Almada Rivero Ben Gundersheimer

A lively, humorous counting book featuring a kid trying to keep up with a load of sassy squirrels.
Some days it seems like there are squirrels everywhere! When a curious little girl decides she must find out exactly how many there are, her mission has her searching high and low, counting squirrels all over town. Only problem is, these frisky squirrels sure move around. Will she ever get a grip on the squirrely squirrel number situation?

In this lively count-along book, Ben Gundersheimer's playful text pairs perfectly with Marcos Almada Rivero's funny, eye-catching illustrations. As children marvel over our heroine's persistence, they will have fun spotting oodles of rambunctious squirrels.

Ben Gundersheimer (bengundersheimer.com, mistergsongs.com) is a Latin Grammy Awardwinning artist, author, activist, and educator. He was originally dubbed "MISTER G" by his young students while pursuing a master of education degree. He also wrote Señorita Mariposa, based on a song on his album Chocolalala, and Lilah Tov Good Night, based on a song from his album The Mitzvah Bus. Hailed as "a bilingual rock star" by the Washington Post, and "irresistible" by People magazine. His dynamic, original music has won praise from the Boston Globe, Chicago Sun Times, New York Post, and Parents magazine. He tours internationally headlining major venues in cities including New York City, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Austin, Los Angeles, Chicago, and New Orleans. His dynamic bilingual performances aim to dissolve borders and foster cross-cultural connections. He lives in the woods of Western Massachusetts with his wife, Katherine, rescue mutt, Josie, and cat, Chloe Bird.

Marcos Almada Rivero (marcosalmadailustrador.blogspot.com) also collaborated with Ben Gundersheimer on Señorita Mariposa and has written and illustrated several Spanish picture books, including the Oscar the Opossum series, and created the artwork for Ben Gundersheimer's albums. He has degrees in communication (specializing in audiovisual media and animation) and children's literature, and works on animation projects as a writer, illustrator, art director, and animator. He lives in Mexico, where he leads workshops on books and animation at book fairs, movie festivals, and for children in underserved communities.
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Published 2023-02-14 by Nancy Paulsen Books

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The illustrator varies perspective and provides ample counting opportunities in cheerful scenes. A modest neighborhood adventure offers some upbeat one-to-20 counting practice.