"So after the first day,
Oscar rewarded him
with a friendly scratch.
After the second day ...
he gave Brutus a tasty treat.
Then, after the third day ...
Oscar played a fun game of catch with Brutus ...
who wished it would never end."
Readers learn quickly that Oscar, a bespectacled yellow bird, is afraid of love and wants no part of it. He thinks he can feel it in the forest, but is determined to do whatever he can to keep it at bay. After many attempts at avoidance, Oscar decides that his only real protection will come from 'a ferocious guard dog'. Kids will chuckle at the dog's small size, and the lessons Oscar needs to teach Brutus.
As Brutus learns the ropes, Oscar is quick to respond with special attention and pride in the work the dog is doing. The always attentive and caring squirrels are gone, leaving Oscar and Brutus to enjoy time together. Oscar finally feels safe from the worry of love finding him. All is just as Oscar wants it ... until the day Brutus does not return home. Oscar searches everywhere. There is no one to protect Oscar from love!
Leave it to the ever-attentive squirrels to offer advice about Brutus, and new learning for Oscar about the real power of love.
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