THE LEAF THEIF

THE LEAF THIEF by Alice Hemming. Illustrated by Nicola Slater.

One of you wonderful members recommended this super fun picture book to me! I added it to my order and am so glad I did! This is another great example of a picture book that was published in the UK first, and then here. If you have little ones at home and you're on the hunt for a humorous, fall book with just a tad bit of a science lesson mixed in, this one is for you!

Squirrel is in a panic! He is convinced that there is a thief about stealing all of his beautiful fall leaves. He starts noticing his neighbor animals with their leaves, and he asks if they've taken them from him. He finally makes his way to Bird who shows him who the real Leaf Thief is!

You'll want to check out the end pages of the book that give some great facts about fall!

Illustrator Nicola Slater gives us the perfect artistic rendition of an overactive, slightly-crazed squirrel in The Leaf Thief. It's not hard to imagine a squirrel flipping out, and the hurried, jerky movements that would follow the intense searching. Slater captures this perfectly! Highly recommend!