Spring 2025

Skunk! Skedaddle!

  • Interest Level: Preschool - Grade 3
  • Reading Level: Grade 2

Nobody wants to be friends with a smelly skunk, but Sally is desperate to show the townspeople that she would never let off a stink around friends.

When she bumps into the town robber, it’s time to show everyone how useful her stink can be! Multi-award-winning author Peter Bently teams up with illustrator Laurie Stansfield to teach us not to judge a skunk by its stink!

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Interest Level Preschool - Grade 3
Reading Level Grade 2
Genre Picture Books
Category SEL: A Self-Awareness, SEL: C Social Awareness, Social Emotional Learning
Copyright 2023
Publisher Andersen Press USA
Imprint Andersen Press USA
Language English
Number of Pages 32
Publication Date 2025-04-01
Text Type Fiction
BISACS JUV019000, JUV039140, JUV039060
Dewey [E]
Dimensions 9.5 x 11
Features Original artwork

Author: Peter Bently

Peter Bently studied languages at Oxford University and worked as a journalist and nonfiction book editor before becoming a children’s author. He has written more than 70 books and has won the Road Dahl Funny Prize. Peter lives in the UK.

Illustrator: Laurie Stansfield

Laurie Stansfield grew up in Oxford, before moving to Bristol to study Illustration at the University of West England. She uses a colorful palette and lots of texture to create confident and fresh illustrations. Laurie lives and works in Bristol.