It's an odd little story, engagingly illustrated with clear, unfussy ink and digital pictures in a cheerful school setting that make the action easy to follow...This is probably the first woodchuck matchmaker in a picture book, and he's a feisty and endearing one--with good instincts, too; Chuck and Caroline seem made for each other.
--The Horn Book

A first-grader named Caroline narrates this beguilingly offbeat story from Bell (I Yam a Donkey), drawn in the artist's characteristic childlike style...Chuck's cumulative acts of kindness draw attention from Woodchuck's flashiness to a deeper place, and Bell's creation respects the intense emotions of schoolroom crushes.
--Publishers Weekly Online

Bell's charming cartoon illustrations are humorous and have a retro feel to them...The story is told from Caroline's point of view, and it is pitch-perfect. This will be a fun classroom read-aloud, since it goes through the whole school year. Children will be clamoring for their own woodchuck once they read this tale--where did Chuck find his?
--School Library Journal

The gently budding friendship (and perhaps a bit of romance?) between Chuck and Caroline has a quiet appeal that is balanced nicely with Woodchuck's amusing antics. Caroline's casual narration is credibly primary-grade ("Woodchuck started playing with some of our show-and-tell stuff! It was hilarious!"), as is Chuck's shyness...Pull this out to refresh a Groundhog Day story session or share it as a sweet-but-not-sticky friendship story.
--Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books