"e;Bannertail: The Story of a Graysquirrel"e; is a 1922 children's novel written and illustrated by Ernest Thompson Seton. This charming volume tells the story of Bannertail, A baby squirrel who is adopted by a farm cat following the death of his mother. However, one day the barn that he has called his home for most of his life burns down forcing him to escape into the woods where he must ...