SHORT the Squirrel is Alabama’s official literacy mascot. His mission is to help children discover the magic of reading and teach them that “waiting time is reading time.”
In this episode: “Why SHORT Loves to Read” by Monica Anderson Young and Dr. Dee Dupree Bennett
What’s your favorite book or story? Send a message to SHORT by Tree-mail at contact@shortthesquirrel.com
Scott Simon visits Troy Public Radio to discuss his book Ulysses S. Cat and Other Animals I Have Known, a collection of essays about the animals that have impacted his life, from family pets like the cat Ulysses and the poodle Daisy to animals encountered during his travels, such as a zebra in the Serengeti and dogs in war-torn Sarajevo.
