The Great Nut Hunt (PB)

By Author / Illustrator

Karl Newson, Nia Havilliard

Genre

Friends and family

Age range(s)

Publisher

Scholastic

ISBN

9780702342165

Format

Paperback / softback

Published

14-08-2025

Synopsis

A brilliantly funny picture book that's perfect for fans of The Leaf Thief! Up and down, high and low. Over and under and into I go . . . When I'm hunting for nuts! Squirrel LOVES nuts. He loves them so much that he collects AS MANY AS HE CAN! There's just one problem: with so many nuts hidden around the woods, Squirrel just can't remember where they all are. Oh, nuts!

Full of energy and fun, this gorgeous picture book brings together Karl Newson and Nia Havilliard for the very first time! With a bouncy rhyming text and illustrations full of colour and detail, The Great Nut Hunt is perfect for autumn - and all year round! Ideal for fans of The Squirrels Who Squabbled and The Leaf Thief

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Reviews

Maria

The Great Nut Hunt is the wonderful new rhyming book by the talented author Karl Newson and illustrator Nia Havilliard and it does not disappoint. It's Autumn and Squirrel is busy collecting nuts until his home is filled up so he has an idea to hide them away. The beautiful illustrations show the reader where Squirrel hides his nuts by the light of a star. However after a sleep Squirrel wakes and has forgotten where his nuts are! He approaches Bear, Owl and Beaver - do they have his hidden nuts? Can they help Squirrel to find them?

This is a beautiful book with a clever rhyming text which can be explored by young children who could predict the final words. A lovely book of kindness and friendship with the most delightful pictures of Squirrel and his friends.

This would be a lovely book to share in Autumn as it explores hibernation in a hilarious way, helping children understand this process and how nature changes and the cycle of life. It also explores being friends and how sometimes a friend can make a bad choice but with an apology, friends can be friends again and help each other! The Great Nut Hunt is a great book! Thank you Karl and Nia!!

Picture book / Reviewed by Maria, teacher