A group of squirrels is called a butt-load of squirrels

I've got a pretty great idea floating around my head for my next attempt at a kids picture book - but it heavily involves drawing squirrels.  Apparently I've never put pencil to paper to etch out a squirrel because my first attempts looked like they were drawn by someone simultaneously holding three plump watermelons and a foaming cat.

See what I mean?

It's not very good.  Then suddenly - evolution!

Look at that!  Now that's a mother squirrel! Long, slender, motherly arms, a tail that looks like an exploded giant marshmallow covered in dead pine needles. Top it off with an apron to give her a sense of not being naked. Perfect!

But it's not though. Almost immediately after the celebratory high fives I realized it wasn't what I had in my head.  This one looks more like a furry person exploding a large cloud of fart.  No, no that wouldn't do.

And then - this:

There we go.  Looser. Lighter. Better.

Now to master giraffes.