No Matter What

By Josh Shipp, Yuliya Pankratova (illustrator), David Tieche (contributor)

Book cover of No Matter What: A Foster Care Tale

Book description

Josh was a squirrel without a squirrel family, so other families tried to take him in. Between the pelicans, the leopards, the otters, the snakes, and many more, no one seemed to want a squirrel like him. Josh didn't want a family, either.

He did everything he could to scare…

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Why read it?

1 author picked No Matter What as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Josh Shipp, a former at-risk foster kid turned youth advocate and TEDx speaker brings us this beautiful mostly autobiographical story of a squirrel who needs a family, but also kinda doesn’t want one. But also does. The quality of fost/adopt books for children has been lacking in the past, but Shipp takes fost/adopt literature to a whole new level with engaging, gorgeous illustrations and the perfect balance of humor and depth. I love that he’s a former foster youth with a mission to help kids find their one caring adult (and for adults to be one!) This is a must-have…

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