Living Wild Side by Side

A book review from the Association for the Protection of Fur-Bearing Animals reads: "It isn't often that a children's storybook about a family of raccoons can make you smirk, cause your heart to race, fall in love with a character, and walk away feeling good, all within 80 pages. But Raccoon Rescue manages to pull it off - and we can't get enough."
A book review from the Association for the Protection of Fur-Bearing Animals reads: "It isn't often that a children's storybook about a family of raccoons can make you smirk, cause your heart to race, fall in love with a character, and walk away feeling good, all within 80 pages. But Raccoon Rescue manages to pull it off - and we can't get enough."

The Living Wild Side by Side series started as an idea for a cute short story about a raccoon family with a few misconceptions about their human neighbors. It quickly morphed into an idea for a broader series with different species, curriculum and learning guides, and a space where wildlife rehabbers could help educate the public.

The books in the Living Wild Side by Side series share several important features:

  • Curriculum enhancements and extension activities that adhere to US Common Core standards for Grades 2 and 3
  • Printed in a dyslexia-friendly font (Dyslexie by Christian Boer)
  • Easy for teachers or homeschoolers to implement as part of literature, science, or social studies courses.

Raccoon Rescue

Roxy, Rufus, and Renae are three young raccoons who are slowly learning how to live in the world beyond their den. But when humans come to their creek, the world suddenly expands far beyond what they thought was possible -- or what their Mama was prepared to teach them.

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Raccoon Retreat

Roxy, Rufus, and Renae are almost all grown up and ready to strike out on their own. But when their forest home is suddenly destroyed, the three young raccoons are forced to explore an unfamiliar environment far outside the bounds of what they're used to.

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About the Author

Too goody-two-shoes for the rebels and too rebellious for the good girls and boys, Christa Miller writes fiction which, like herself, doesn’t quite fit in. A professional writer for 20+ years, Christa has written in a variety of genres ranging from crime to horror to children’s, but her favorite stories to write – and read – are those which blend genres. She has an affinity for the dark, psychological, and somewhat bizarre, but doesn’t let that stop her from snuggling baby animals as a volunteer at a local wildlife rescue, adventuring in the lakes, rivers, swamps and salt marshes of South Carolina, or relaxing with a good book and a cold beverage in her hammock.

About the Illustrator

Christian Barratt has been illustrating for almost ten years. In that time he has completed five books, eighty web comics, dozens of print ads, and handfuls of private commissions. His work as a therapist in children’s healthcare has meant that much of his illustrating is for children, and he has done a lot of drawings of superheroes, robots, and animals that talk. When Christian isn’t illustrating he can be found writing and directing short films, composing music, and exploring his city — Perth, Western Australia — via skateboard.