Donut Feed The Squirrels by Mika Song

Donut Feed the Squirrels by Mika Song

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

(Please note that I was offered a copy of this to review from my publisher. This hasn’t impacted my feelings about the book nor the content of this review).

This is infinitely, infinitely, infinitely charming stuff. I loved every inch of it. It’s like getting a hug and then getting another hug when you think the first one has stopped. It’s so, so lovely.

The premise is fairly straightforward: Norma and Belly are Squirrels who have burnt their breakfast and now really want a doughnut (I shall use the British spelling here, forgive me but otherwise my inner spell checker might explode). Luckily enough there is a doughnut seller in the park and his doughnuts smell pretty wondrous and Norma and Belly are pronounced of a Substantial Amount of Mission Impossible skills to get one. Cue an adventure of the highest stakes and yet told in the gentlest and softest of manners. It’s delightful and I adored every inch of it.

Song’s soft and relaxed use of colour and delightful embrace of the visual is so well done throughout. There’s some genuine laugh out loud moments and some just utterly perfect panels. There’s also an immense amount of trust and faith shown in the reader throughout and I loved it, god I know I’m getting repetitive but it’s true.

One final thing to note is that this would be a lovely entrance way into the world of comics for young readers. It’s so nice and incredibly accessible and yes, I know I’ve said it but it bears repeating: this is a good, good book and every inch of it is good.



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