I received a free ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Great colorful pictures and a fun story. I didn't love it quite as much as The Rainbow Fish but it was good.

I received an arc of this title from NetGalley for an honest review. Super cute and fun book for little kids. I think I might use it for storytime.

This picture book (from the same author/illustrator of The Rainbow Fish) is absolutely charming. The story begins in silence—and then a scream as one adorable squirrel realizes he cannot find his hazelnuts. He begins to accuse his neighbors of stealing. The mole, mouse, rabbit, fox, and hamster all absolutely deny the accusation—in fact, they seem irritated with the squirrel. Alas, the squirrel finds he has merely misplaced the hazelnuts, and after apologizing to his neighbors, happily helps himself to the nuts. The story, illustrations, and rhymes fit together wonderfully. Parents will enjoy reading this story aloud to their children as much as the children will enjoy hearing it.

I received a free copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for my honest review.

This book was super cute! This poor squirrel's hazelnuts have been stolen! He is running around everywhere accusing everyone of stealing his hazelnuts, which they don't appreciate till he finds out where they really have gone. This story reminds me of my family and I running around asking where things are, because who else could have moved your shoes or stolen your food you had stashed under the bed. When of course it is always your fault and no one else in the house knows what is going on haha. This squirrel learns that you shouldn't jump to conclusions and accuse the people around before you look at yourself first. A great message. High recommend.
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The title and premise of the story are humorous and enticing. However, I think the illustrations would put off young readers. Had they been rounder and brighter instead of harsh I would have enjoyed the book as a whole more. The rhyming is also unnecessary and juvenile.

Perfect book to teach children to be sure before accusing someone of doing something. The short verses are perfect for little readers and I will be reading this to my group of toddlers that I teach after I buy a copy.

Who Stole The Hazelnuts by Marcus Pfister was a cute Children’s book about an animal who forgot where he stored the hazelnuts so he has to go back and tell everyone he is sorry for accusing them.

This book was hilarious! Squirrel has lost his hazelnuts and he is very upset about it. He is trying to figure out who stole them, but is probably going about it in the worst possible way. He is running around accusing all of his forest friends, and it not a good sight.

This book was so much fun. The illustration throughout was lovely and vivid and wonderful to look at, I think young readers will really enjoy them. The story itself, while hilarious, has a great conclusion and while it might be easy to figure out, it is still funny.

The most fun was reading this aloud to people, being about to be the very upset squirrel yelling about his nuts was absolutely laugh-out-loud funny... but that being said it might also seem a bit crude. Either way, I loved this book and will be buying for friends with kids.

This is a charming book that I think kids would enjoy and I loved those whimsical watercolour illustrations.

I read this book with my 5 year old son. He liked that the story rhymes, features forest animals and the illustrations are funny and cute. The book teaches a lesson too, which is easily understandable to preschoolers. Thanks for the ARC

This book is a cute, but some of the rhymes are obvious. Children will no doubt enjoy the visually appealing scenes. All but the fox are endearing. The artistry and use of color are superb and end with familiar moral: search thoroughly before you start blaming someone else. Will likely purchase for my library.

The gorgeous illustrations combined with the rhyming text of the story make this a winner! This title will be added to my library of picture books when it becomes available. Much Loved!!

Squirrels hazelnuts are missing. The story follows squirrel's efforts to solve the mystery and find his hazelnuts.

Pfister is best known for Rainbow Fish, the wildly popular picture book. This book shares a similar moralizing focus with his earlier works. In this case the message might be, "place yourself in the witness chair before cross-examining others." This is a reasonable concept to teach, but Pfister seems very heavy handed in his tone and language which can be somewhat off-putting. First squirrel is accusatory - then the other animals are accusatory and there really is no significant reconciliation. I'm sure Pfister's style works for some, (with apologies) I'm just not one of them.

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The premise of this story is about making accusations when you have no reason or evidence. Squirrel loses three hazelnuts, and he assumes one of his forest friends must've stolen them. So he goes around accusing each one of them. They all deny taking them and are upset with their friend. Eventually, Squirrel finds the missing nuts tucked under some leaves, not stolen after all. His friends are upset with him. He does apologize, but that is it. He does not show that he is sorry, he just goes off and eats his nuts. The ending could have been handled differently, maybe sharing your hazelnuts with your friends, showing you are sorry for blaming them when it was your fault you couldn't find them. I liked the rhyming flow of the story and it was easy to read aloud to my grandchildren. The illustrations looked like watercolor, and the animals definitely were different but the kids liked them. They were quite interested in the squirrel as it looked like he has hands at the end of his ears. Overall this was a cute story and I would have rated it higher if the resolution and apology had been handled better.

With cute illustrations, perfect rhymes, and a great message, this is sure to be a hit in Preschool Classrooms and at home!

Squirrel's hazelnuts are missing! In Who Stole the Hazelnuts we follow him as he travels around his forest home accusing his friends of stealing them. When Squirrel eventually finds his nuts hidden under some leaves at his own house he is thrilled to discover there is no thief at all! But his friends feel differently after having been accused of stealing. Will Squirrel be able to make amends?

This was a cute story. I loved the pictures and the rhyming text. The only complaint I have is that he should have had a harsher consequence for being so rude to all of his friends. It was otherwise very fun!

A quick and simple story about making mistakes. We all make mistakes and it’s important to understand when we have made a mistake and to acknowledge those mistakes.

I loved the illustrations. The squirrels expressions were hilarious.

Marcus Pfister's latest offering, Who Stole the Hazelnuts is a charmingly illustrated rhyming adventure story with a strong, but not overly bearing moral about making false accusations and owning your own mistakes. The story is rather humorous in a number of places, with larger than life characters.

I think children under the age of six will definitely enjoy it.

Recommended

With thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC

Switzerland's Marcus Pfister, who wrote the US popular The Rainbow Fish, has an impressive portfolio that extends wide and diverse. He offers refreshing voices of understanding animals with human tangles and behaviors to navigate. He gently weaves a thread throughout his children's books, resulting in opportunities to engage in discourse around strong feelings and reactions to those emotions. This book reads like a fluent poem, with interesting vocabulary and delicate and beautiful illustrations. I appreciate the juxtaposition between squirrel's inability to self-regulate, and all the other forest animals reasonable and mature manners. The stunning illustrations are gentle and warm, and Marcus makes interesting choices about his placement of white space, illustrations, and text. I love the hazelnut end papers. All the characters (even the beguiling squirrel) are irresistible. Each page is a work of art that could be hung on the wall or the cover of a beautiful card. The fact that it is a mystery adds another reason to add this book to your classroom library.