Nuts

Nuts! is a simple, engaging and funny picture book that teaches very young children about sharing. When a young squirrel finds a big pile of nuts, he is very excited, but little does he know that another young squirrel has also found the big pile of nuts. Both squirrels think the pile of nuts belong to them and things start to get a big argumentative. The squirrels are joined by Rabbit, Bear and Badger and Rabbit tries to reason that the nuts belong to both of them. But they don't listen. After a duel tantrum the squirrels sit back to back without exchanging any words. But soon the squirrels realise that sharing is better and delightedly sit down to share and eat the nuts. This is a lovely first picture book for teaching that 'our' is often better than 'my'. With beautifully hand drawn illustrations with lots of little details, this is a book you will often find something new in the pages. Ladybirds to count, a snail's journey to follow across the pages (although he is flipped on his back during the argument, something I didn't notice until my five year old pointed it out, laughing) and all the nuts to count. The minimal words mean this is excellent for very early readers to build confidence and would suit an early years environment. I love Nosy Crow as publishers as they always produce very original and engaging picture books. My children also love the Free Stories aloud audio book that you get with every picture book as they are read with 'all the voices' and are a nice change from me reading to them. This story doesn't disappoint and although simple in its form, has a solid message for very young children to begin to grasp. Picture book / Ages 3+ / Reviewed by Joanna Hewish, teacher

Suggested Reading Age 3+