Ratie the Orphan Squirrel

I began writing this book as a vehicle to memorialize some of the truly remarkable animals that I have raised and known over the years. But as a former elementary school teacher, this book became much more. I would very often use a storybook as a means to open a dialogue for important topics such as being bullied, being different, jealousy, etc.Aside from being just a sweet story about an orphan squirrel, it began to evolve into a modern topic of the blended family.Ratie the Squirrel begins his