Review: Dead Squirrels Everywhere - Gabrielle Ferrara and Illustrated by Natalia Nova - June 2022 "Dead Squirrels Everywhere" by Gabrielle Ferrara, with illustrations by Natalia Nova, is an adult picture book that takes a morbidly humorous approach to counting. This book is a quirky and darkly entertaining read that is definitely not suitable for children, unless you want to traumatize them with images of squirrels meeting various untimely ends. The concept of this book revolves around teaching counting to ten, but with a macabre twist – each number is associated with a squirrel's death in increasingly bizarre and unfortunate accidents. From the first page, readers are greeted with an irreverent and darkly comedic tone. Ferrara’s text is straightforward and engaging, making it easy to follow along with the counting narrative. The repetition of the phrase "dead squirrels" alongside the counting creates a rhythmic and almost hypnotic reading experience. It's ...