On Second Thought Ezra

Tag: Pip the Squirrel

  • Pip and the One Who Understood Quiet Things

    Pip and the One Who Understood Quiet Things

    After almost staying home, Pip attends a quiet supper gathering and meets someone who notices the same small things he does. A gentle story about recognition, emotional safety, and discovering that companionship can feel calm instead of lonely.

  • Pip and the Song That Was Carried

    Pip and the Song That Was Carried

    This story sits alongside the one I’ve just shared about Murray Cohen.It doesn’t retell his experience—it holds a piece of what he carried, in a different language. To read more about Murray, you can find his story here:The Music He Carried By Ezra Nadav In Oak Hallow, where Pip the squirrel lived, there were many kinds…

  • Pip and the Ones Who Leave Small Ripples

    Pip and the Ones Who Leave Small Ripples

    When Pip meets an older turtle who quietly tends the forest, he begins to understand how small, thoughtful actions can change everything.

  • Pip and Marloo from the Far Forest

    Pip and Marloo from the Far Forest

    When Marloo the goanna arrives in Willow Glen from faraway Bunyip State Forest, the animals of Pip’s forest grow wary of their unfamiliar visitor. But Pip is curious. As he shows Marloo around the woodland and introduces him to his friends, the forest begins to discover that belonging sometimes begins with curiosity rather than fear.

  • Pip and the Two Places He Loved

    Pip and the Two Places He Loved

    Pip the squirrel loves two very different places — one busy, one quiet — and wonders if it’s possible to belong to both. Through summer storms, fireflies, and thoughtful moments, Pip learns that loving more than one home doesn’t divide the heart… it helps it grow.

  • Pip and the One Who Stayed Longest

    Pip and the One Who Stayed Longest

    Some lives shape the forest quietly, holding paths steady without ever standing in the middle of them. In this Pip tribute, watchfulness, service, and chosen belief are remembered with tenderness — and a life that stayed long enough to shelter others is honoured.

  • Pip and the Festival of Many Lights

    A Chanukkah Story in the Whispering Woods of Willow Glen. “On the first night of Chanukkah, the forest had only enough oil for a single lamp. But when a cold wind blew out the flame, a shy glow-worm named Noa stepped forward. Her little flickering glow—uneven, trembling, brave—became the spark that relit the menorah and…