It’s difficult writing animal interaction with humans when they don’t talk. Samuel and Lou converse of course, but neither of them talk with the children, which means they must convey their ideas with their actions. It’s fun but a little difficult to move the story along, especially when the animals are trying to make a point with the humans. The humans can ask the animals questions, but the animals can only act or react.
Also need to rewrite the “shelter” – was a long-shot initially, then the idea of a camouflaged camper came to mind…
900 WPH, 75% done, 31,424 words. Hope to exceed my 42,000 word goal.