Out and About with the Big Tree Gang Book

Reg and Keely and Burt and Shawna are back, and ready for new adventures from hunting for treasure to sledding together and building fearsome creatures in the snow. Award-winning author Jo Ellen Bogart has written many popular picture books and non-fiction books for children. She lives in Guelph, Ontario. Jo Ellen's daughter and co-author, Jill Bogart, is working on her doctorate in art history. She lives with her husband in Pittsburgh.

Children's Literature

Burt, Keely, Reg, and Shawna are the Big Tree Gang, and this book contains five stories about their adventures together. Keely and Reg are sibling skunks, Shawna is a rabbit, and Burt is a possum, but these animals all get along and help each other out, whether it is saving a compass that has fallen out of reach or saving a friend from embarrassment on stage. The sweet and playful illustrations compliment the stories. Children will enjoy reading about the Big Tree Gang as they engage in various activities, such as sleighing and hunting for treasure, or simply enjoying each other's company. The stories and characters are cute, and Keely and Reg are good, competitive, and affectionate, a mix that most brothers and sisters will relate to. This is a nice book about a group of young critters who just have fun being kids. This is a logical choice for parents looking for pleasant stories for young readers.