Illustrations are good. Book about teamwork and friendship. Squirrel realizes friendship is more important than winning trophies

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The illustrations in this children's picture book are absolutely adorable. I love the colors too. This story has a great message about teamwork and measures winning over friends. I liked this story.

When Squirrel learns that the Golden Acorn Hunt is going to be a team event this year she’s not happy. Squirrel has won the competition for the past eight years and wants to add another trophy to her collection. Beaver, Rabbit, Tortoise and Bird eagerly join her team but Squirrel doesn’t think her friends will be fast enough to win. The day of the race arrives and Squirrel finds herself in a position where she needs to decide what is more important to her: winning or her friends.

I adored Katy Hudson’s ‘A Loud Winter’s Nap’ so I was keen to get my hands on this book, especially after I fell in love with its gorgeous cover.

This picture book was written with 3 to 6 year olds in mind. There are plenty of themes to discuss with children including the importance of teamwork and the value of friendships. If I was reading this to a child I’d also be talking to them about Squirrel’s competitive nature and that, while winning can be fun, it’s not everything.

I loved the illustrations, particularly the ones showing all of the different teams scurrying around the tress in search of the elusive golden acorn. While I smiled my way through all of the images my favourite was the one showing the friends enjoying a picnic together.

Thank you so much to NetGalley and Capstone for the opportunity to read this book.

I wasn't able to review this book because i couldn't open it. I wish I could have read it. What more can I say?

Being a teacher, and a wife of a slo-pitch player, I saw more than my share of competitive people. It always bothered me and this is a great book to combat that in young people. Squirrel is super competitive. He has won the Golden Acorn race for years running and proudly displays all his trophies. When they change the rules and make it a team event. he is not happy. His team is made up of his friends, a rabbit, a turtle, a beaver, and a bluebird. When the race begins, he races ahead and leaves them in the dust thinking he doesn't need them to win, but he does and back he goes. As the story goes on, he realizes that everything is more fun with friends, and that he needs to put his friends first. This is a great message for children. especially those with a competitive streak, but also for parents who push their children to win at all costs. I really liked the illustrations, especially the ones during the race showing his friends struggling to keep up. They were quite cute and humorous. A wonderful book for a public, classroom, school or family library.

An adorable children's book about the importance of friendship. Stunning illustrations. This book is the perfect bedtime addition.

The illustrations of this story are stunning. The story has a strong message much like fairytales like the Tortoise and the Hare.
It's so important that children learn to work well as a team and this is the ideal book to do so.

Squirrel is uber-competitive, and has won the Golden Acorn race for years running, when they change the rules and make it a team event. Gathering his ragtag group of friends (rabbit, turtle, beaver, and bluebird), he races ahead and leaves them in the dust thinking he doesn't need them to win. Of course, he sees the error of his ways partway through the race and goes back - everything is more fun with friends that alone, and friends always come first! A great message for children (especially those with a competitive streak!). Plus, the illustrations are lovely - while squirrel was a bit of a jerk in the beginning, the illustrated struggles of his friends made them so charming and had me hooked.

Beautiful bright illustrations. A great book for children to read or be read too. Great story about learning to work together as a team.

I adore Katy Hudson’s other two books and jumped at the chance to read this one. The illustrations are absolutely amazing and my favorite part of the book.

The book would be nice jumping off point for discussing the importance of teamwork and friendship with children.

I haven’t yet had a chance to read this with my kids. Once I do I will update my review to include their opinions.

The second I saw this title, I wanted to read it and knew our kids would love it. Then when I opened it up, I realized it was by the author of Too Many Carrots, which I also loved! Hudson's newest title, The Golden Acorn, doesn't disappoint. It's a story where friendship is ultimately more important than winning. The illustrations are funny and visually appealing. The bright colors will draw the reader's eye and hold the attention of young children. This title will make a great addition to the home, school, or public library collection.

I received an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

The Golden Acorn is another sweet story about friendship by Katy Hudson featuring the adorable cast of characters we met in Too Many Carrots and A Loud Winter's Nap. This time Squirrel takes center stage because it is time for the annual Golden Acorn Hunt! Squirrel is the fastest in the forest and always wins the Golden Acorn Hunt, but this year the race has to be run by teams! Squirrel's friends are great friends but not great racers. How is he going to win with a team that can't keep up? I love the illustrations in this series and I hope there will be more books about Rabbit, Squirrel, Beaver and Tortoise because I will read them all!

First prize in life doesn't have to be something material - perhaps the best things to win are friendships. This simple moral is conveyed well in this visually attractive and lively read for the very young. A lovely presentation, but I didn't think the moral was completely well portrayed, nor in fact entirely convincing.

I have noticed a trend in books for children, about friendship, that also deals with competitiveness. One recently was about a horse that had to compete with others as a team. And in this book, the Squirel has to compete with others in a team.

I suppose this is to teach the importance of team playing. But, I don't thini it is necessary to bop us over the head with it.

The pictures are bright and colorful, at least, and the story idea is good, but the execution left me a little flat. Yes, it is good to have friendships, but why does it all have to be built around team players?

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Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.

A beautifully illustrated story about the importance of friendship. Squirrel had always won first place in the Golden Acorn Hunt but this year the hunt was going to be a team competition. Will her desire to win make her lose site of what's important? Perfect for 3-6 year olds, especially if they have a competitive streak!

Thank you to Katy Hudson, Capstone and NetGalley for the opportunity to read an advance copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I received an electronic ARC from Capstone through NetGalley.
A story about working as a team and placing friendship above winning. The illustrations are realistic and support the text. The story is easy to follow. Would make a terrific read aloud.
Squirrel is the fastest animal and has won many trophies for speed. The prized one is The Golden Acorn. She's won it for the last eight years. The rules changed this year and animals have to work as a team to win. She's frustrated as she knows her friends will hold her back. The race begins and she takes off. She has to double back several times to help her friends. She races ahead and finds the prize but can't move it on her own. Squirrel realizes that friends are more important than any prize and she leaves it and returns to help them.
Use to talk about about cooperation and valuing others.

I read the Golden Acorn with our six year old and it was a great conversation starter about teamwork and friendship. Squirrel is the reigning champion of the Golden Acorn contest. Squirrel is highly competitive and is disappointed when she finds out that she needs to work as a team for this year's annual contest.

During the event Squirrel at first feels slowed down by her teammates but realizes over the course of the contest that friendship means so much more than a trophy ever could. This is a great and relatable book for 4-6-year-olds that is engaging and also has a meaningful and important message. The illustrations are captivating and beautifully done and they add so much to the storyline.

Thank you to NetGalley and Capstone for a copy of this book. All opinions are my own.

The stunning illustrations are the highlights of this book.
However, the story, despite its valuable message, did not impress me much. Especially the second part felt a bit rushed and not emotionally-engaging enough for a child.

Squirrel is very competitive and has won the acorn race several years in a row. This year won't be any different and she is all ready for the big race when they announce that it is a team event. Squirrel doesn't want a team they will only;y slow her down but she must team with them. Squirrel often leaves her team to fend for themselves but in the end, she remembers that her friends are the best prize of all.

Gorgeously illustrated with rich and warm colors and the feelings of fall. THE GOLDEN ACORN is a story about Squirrel and her friends: Rabbit, Turtle, Beaver, & Bird. Squirrel is the faster animal in the forest. And in being so, ever year Squirrel enters and wins The Acorn Hunt.T his year, however, if she wants to compete, she must do so as a team. Something she is not used to doing.

THE GOLDEN ACORN is a cute and fun story that teaches kids the most important things isn't winner or how many trophies you have. One of the most important things are your friends. Be there for each other, help each other out.