Brenda's Beaver Needs a Barber: Reach Around Books--Season One, Book Five

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This isn’t really a children’s book but I feel like most children will miss the double entendres (so it should be OK for them to read this) which means this would be a really funny book for the entire family to read together (and make storytime more fun for the parents). I all sounds quite plausible and is ok reading UNTIL you read into it the subtleties of the English language and widely used slang (mostly USA for beaver).

With their unique scaly tail, chainsaw teeth, powerful scent and astonishing architectural prowess, beavers are unlike any other creature in the world. A magic spell whisks Philip away on his new kite to a far-off island where he meets the beavers – Mr Edgar and his grandson, Baby B. Pelagic Publishing is an independent academic publisher of books on wildlife, science and conservation. Judging the book by the cover alone - which of course you should never do - it seems possible that it might, might, just be an innocent children's story being grossly misinterpreted by immature grown-ups. Another in the Animal series of handsome, pocket-sized studies of interesting animals and their relations with humanity down the ages.The definitive badge and awards guide for Beavers and Leaders featuring all you need to know about the badges and how to earn them! A witty and passionate guide, he’ll have you rooting for the rodents from page one, but the real stars of the story may be the colorful characters working on their behalf, including the author himself. Above all though, this book is important – an accessible insight into what can be achieved when rewildling is taken out of its gilded cage and given a pragmatic kick in the backside.

Derek Gow is a man after my own heart, with no interest in diplomacy, but with single-minded determination and a clear vision: to bring beavers back, and to bring nature back, to Britain.Beautifully written, passionate, blunt, uncompromising and very, very funny; not many books make me laugh out loud, but this one had me in stitches.