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.