Earl the Squirrel

"How do you find an acorn? Earl the Squirrel's mom wants him to learn how to find his own acorns.  Earl doesn't even know where to begin, but he's determined to show his mother that he can find them.  With the help of his red scarf - and a few animals along the way - Earl embaks on an all-night search.  But will he eve be able to lcoate an acorn?"

Striking black, white, and red illustrations with a cute story.

Don Freeman is most famous for his books about Corudroy, but if you haven't met Earl the Squirrel, I think you'll like him too.  Spoiled by his human friend, Jill, Earl's mother challenges Earl to ind an acorn all by himself.

Paperback edition.