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"Passionate…Castaldo covers squirrels from every conceivable angle, examining their evolution, how they’ve been prepared as meals, and their depiction in mythology and popular culture…[Her] expertise and enthusiasm…[are] evident."—Publishers Weekly

"An entertaining examination of [squirrels’] lives and relationships with humans…further deepening our fascination and affection for these ubiquitous backyard friends."—Booklist, starred review

"Maybe you love them. Maybe you think they’re annoying tree rodents. No matter how you see them, in “Squirrel: How a Backyard Forager Shapes Our World” by Nancy Castaldo...you’ll learn about one of America’s most familiar wild animals. They’re adorable.... They’re social media darlings. They’re dinner for some people. They’re ecological necessities for all of us: you can’t get rid of them, nor would you really want to. Most of all, Castaldo says, squirrels as a species are stressed and they need us, so read on."—Terri Schlichenmeyer, Farm World

“Charming, thoughtful, and gorgeously rendered, Castaldo’s Squirrel delivers the very best of classical nature writing with a modern twist. If we can learn to love and protect these unheralded, quotidian creatures, perhaps we do indeed stand a chance against the larger uncertainties we collectively face.”—Karen Pinchin, author of the international bestseller Kings of Their Own Ocean

“They’re ubiquitous but mysterious, adorable but sometimes reviled, ordinary but endlessly surprising. Almost everyone sees squirrels daily, yet we know almost nothing about these acrobatic backyard mammals. Thank you, Nancy Castaldo, for this delightful, riveting, thought-provoking book, and for finally giving squirrels the attention they deserve. I’ll be thinking and talking about Squirrel for a long time.”—Sy Montgomery, author of Of Time and Turtles