The illustrations are lovely! I read this with my 4-year old, and I think she responded to the sweet animals, as well as the message. This is a great book to read to your kids if you can do fun voices for all the animals. We'll read it again, for sure.

This is a wonderful rhyming picture book with fun word choice for developing vocabularies.

A squirrel has lost his three hazelnuts and accuses all the animals of stealing.
Only to find he misplaced them himself.

This story holds many opportunities for lessons on fact and opinion, being responsible and apologizing.

I loved it and will be acquiring it for our school library.

I love Marcus Pfister's stories! This one was fun, too! I think the kiddos will enjoy it. It teaches a good lesson about falsely accusing others of theft. The littlest littles may need some explanations along the way. The illustrations were wonderful-as always!

A beautiful book for children! I read this to my son (who’s 2.5) and we both enjoyed it. The illustrations were lovely and the rhyme of the story was catchy and easy-to-read.

Who Stole the Hazelnuts?

I adored this story written and illustrated by Marcus Pfister, and David Henry Wilson’s translation is great. The animals are delightful, the plot is relatable, and the moral will stand the test of time. It even encouraged me to rhyme.

The forest floor is quiet and happy.
Or at least it was... until the squirrel got snappy.
He had three hazelnuts, but all were lost.
Though he would find them at any cost!
The squirrel questioned each neighbor and accused friends of theft.
He eventually went home. No suspects were left.
When he got there, he found in the leaves
Something quite wonderful. His friends were not thieves!
He decided to celebrate, for he was quite glad.
But his friends were understandably a little bit mad.
“We told you the truth. We didn’t lie,”
The animals all agreed with a sigh.
He said, “Listen friends, I must confess.
I’m terribly sorry I made such a mess.”


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In this story squirrel can't find his 3 hazelnuts, so he immediately begins accusing each of his fellow animals of the theft. One by one they deny involvement through rhyme until squirrel realizes no one stole them. Although at the end he does apologize, I think there was opportunity to explore a bit more at the end regarding how to look at all possibilities before going to the worst one and potentially harming friendships. The watercolor pictures were beautiful to look at with so many colors the meshed together very nicely.

This is a great book for teaching children to think about possible reasons/solutions without blaming others first. Just because something is misplaced does not mean that someone stole it! There are cute illustrations and a wonderful lesson.

I loved this book and was planning on a five star rating until the very end. The rhyming story was fun and entertaining, and the illustrations were very pretty. The squirrel loses his nuts and goes around accusing all of his friends. But once he realizes he had just misplaced them, his apology was blown over with one quick line which just fell flat for me. I feel like there was a missed opportunity to provide a real teachable lesson about accepting responsibility for mistakes and formulating an honest apology.

This was a very cute story of a squirrel blaming everyone but himself when he can't find something. I loved the watercolor images throughout the story. They were beautiful to look at and could easily talk about the art when reading the story to little ones.

Such a fun, cute books. I read it to my little ones and they just loved it!

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own

Squirrel doesn't find her hazelnuts and doubts that someone has stolen them. Without doing a recheck, she blames her friends only to find that none of them had taken her hazelnuts! Cute illustrations and nice story.

This is a brand new rhyming book from the author of the very popular "Rainbow Fish" series. The silence in the calm, quiet forest is interrupted by a scream from squirrel. His three hazelnuts have been stolen and he is determined to find the culprit who is responsible for such a dastardly deed.

He visits each of his forests friends: mole, mouse, hamster, even fox and interrogates them to try to solve this heinous crime. Each animal pleads innocent .... but are they? Squirrel still has his suspicions.

Downhearted and hungry squirrel returns to his tree. Then a miracle happens. Can you guess what it might be?

This book provides a great life lesson. Do not accuse anyone of a crime unless you have solid evidence to convict them. Everyone is presumed innocent until proven guilty. The watercolour illustrations are very well done and express lots of emotions and detail.

I wish the author had expanded on squirrel's apology and for me the ending was a little to abrupt. Squirrel is supposed to have had only three hazelnuts but an illustration is shown towards the end of the book with him having an armload full. I wish after him saying sorry to his friends for his unfounded accusations that he would have taken that abundance of nuts and shared them with his friends to seal his acknowledgement of his overreactive behaviour. I certainly think after the harsh allegations a forgive-me-party would have been a lovely way to wrap up the story.

A simple tale of a squirrel that's gone nutty when his stash of hazelnuts seems to have been stolen. Perfectly done in great rhyme, the real plus to the book is the wonderful artwork, with really expressive animals given great character. Never has a fox looked so louche in watercolour before. Definitely four and a half stars – the ending was a little blunt, and the rabbit could have been cuter, but it was very close to perfection.

Amazingly beautiful watercolor pictures! Cute little forest mystery, great length for bedtime and the rhymes are great!

Who Stole the Hazelnuts is a cute little story about a squirrel that can’t find her hazelnuts. She decides to interrogate the other animals in the forest to discover who stole the nuts.

The story is cute, and it has a good moral lesson, even if I wasn’t a fan of the illustrations. If you’re looking for a simple and short bedtime story for young kids, this one may work for you.

Rating: 3.5/5 stars

I read this book with my 5 year old daughter and we both loved it! The story is a whodunit about a squirrel whose hazelnuts were stolen. The artwork was beautiful. Some children’s stories are difficult to read because the cadence is off, but this book flowed so easily. This is one that will definitely be in our rotation!

This is an adorable picture book with a quirky story. The illustrations are detailed and colorful. Overall, an entertaining read.

Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC of this book.

Who Stole the Hazelnuts is a beautifully illustrated children's picture book that started off with an important message but felt flat for me with the ending. The book attempted to discuss false accusation with I think is a powerful topic and an important one to discuss with kids. Unfortunately, I felt like the book ended too quickly without a full resolution or apology...which just didn't sit well with me...especially as a story that is trying to share about such an important lesson.

Who Stole The Hazelnuts? is a children’s book by the award-winning author of the Rainbow Fish series, Marcus Pfister. It has been translated into English by David Henry Wilson. Squirrel discovers his three hazelnuts are missing. On the flimsiest of evidence, or none at all, he accuses his innocent-looking friends in the forest, who indignantly protest their innocence. Their reaction, when he discovers his error, is understandable; his apology might have been more than just mentioned-in-passing, but there are some valuable lessons here for young readers.
The rhymes are cute and the illustrations are beautiful watercolours with the animals and their forest well rendered, although the picture of squirrel screaming his discovery of the theft is a little creepy.
This unbiased review is from an uncorrected proof copy provided by NetGalley and NorthSouth Books Inc.

It was a cute book. A nice read but missing a little something. However, did enjoy. Full review will be up shortly.