The perfect Fall read!
Perfect for fans of the bestselling The Leaf Thief, this is a humorous picture book about a squirrel who enlists the help of his woodland friends as he searches for his missing acorn!
Squirrel dug and dug, but he couldn't find it. Which could only mean one thing . . . someone took his acorn!
So he asks Deer. And Skunk. And Raccoon. And even Fox! But nobody has seen his acorn! And when Owl pipes up with a meandering monologue about a small tree nearby, he is no help at all! Will Squirrel ever find his missing acorn?
Have You Seen My Acorn? is the perfect book for fall and for autumnal story times!---from the publisher
32 pages 978-0593622421 Ages 4-8
Keywords: squirrel, autumn, fall, humor, seasons, animals, fun, 4 year old, 5 year old, 6 year old, 7 year old
*****
A clueless squirrel is in a tizzy when he can't find his acorn. He runs to each of his friends in the woodland: Skunk, Raccoon, Deer and Fox but none of them can find it. Squirrel is in such a huge hurry, he never stays long enough to hear what each friend is trying to tell him. He rushes off in search of his elusive acorn all the while right under his nose! Finally Owl drops an acorn from his tree, and Squirrel is so happy to see his missing acorn, so he decides to bury it! Young readers will solve the mystery of the missing acorn long before Squirrel "finds" his new acorn.
Clever banter between the animals uses new and fun words for readers: chitchat, skedaddled, scurried, literally and morals. The use of onomatapeoia allows the adult, or older reader, the chance to embellish the word sounds including sounds animals make like "rat-tat-tat" and "whoo! whoo!" Words in bold and all caps direct the reader to make sure and put emphasis on them.
This is such a fun book! Any reader will giggle as Squirrel scampers all over the forest when the entire time, his acorn has been visible...except it's turning into a small plant that will grow to a giant oak.
Ages 3 and up. A must-have, must-read for every child and every library.
Recommended by: Thompson McLeod (Pamela), Librarian and blogger, North Carolina, USA
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