Duane Lawrence's Sammy Squirrel and Rodney Raccoon: A Stanley Park Tale (Granville Island $12.95) is hyped as "the quintessential BC children's book."; Previously released as The Adventures of Joseph Squirrel and Dean Raccoon in 2003, this self-published story follows the adventures of two best friends who explore the world beyond Vancouver's Stanley Park when they get swept out to sea and end up in Nara, Japan. The errant park residents receive a ride back home from Winifred Whale. The new version features illustrations by Gordon Clover. Duane Lawrence was born in Princeton, B.C. and lives in Vancouver. 978-7-894694-54-4

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Sammy Squirrel and Rodney Raccoon: A Stanley Park Tale (Granville Island, 2007) $12.95 978-7-894694-54-4. Illustrated by Gordon Clover.

[BCBW 2008] "Illustration"