Five stars! Gorgeous illustrations grace the pages of this engaging tale. Sure to become a classic. An acorn falls and is repeatedly snatched from animal to animal until a squirrel buries it. The sun comes out and it grows and grows into a mighty oak for a boy's treehouse.

Told in "this is the house that Jack built" style (cumulative characters/animals and events are added to each scene), the story will keep the attention of youngsters. They'll ask for you to read it again and again, as they devour the exquisite pictures.

Oh this is such a fun and whimsical book! Could definitely see it becoming a family-favorite-classic in many houses. Love the rhyming storyline and picture-perfect ending. Highly recommend this one!

This is a fun take on an old classic! I enjoyed it the illustrations are delightful and the story is cute!

I have to admit when I first started reading this book I was not too excited. This book follows the same pattern as this is the house that Jack built. As the book progresses I see that it’s not just a copy of this is the house that Jack built, it has its own creativity’s and a really fun twist at the end. I would highly recommend trying this one out.

Cute book about the acorn tree and woodland creatures. The rhyme used is not "new" but I really liked this new interpretation including the woodland animals and then later how the acorn grows into a tree.

I think this book will be loved by young readers because of the sing-songy type flow. Also the illustrations are beautiful.

I received a digital copy of this book from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review

This is a fun and educational rhyming book. The illustrations were colorful and well done. It is a playful take on the travels of an acorn – growing from a seed to a beautiful oak tree. The book has an interesting perspective that will have any young child enjoying each page. Even for children that can’t quite read yet, they will be able to rhyme along with the reader in no time.

I do so love a book that builds and builds and has layers upon layers. This is reminiscent of the Old Lady that Swallowed... books. Its nature theme is adorable and charming. I loved the illustrations and my kids liked trying to guess what would come next. This makes a great classroom read, and I think it will hold the interest of a group very well. Thank you so much to NetGalley and the publisher for the chance to read and review this book.

This is the perfect story! It shows the path that life takes, and the way we can all be connected. It rhymes well and really has a great flow, that was very catchy for Ada. She thought it was a brilliant story, and we needed to read it more than once. It was so much fun, and is definitely one that we will read again and again. We loved the illustrations.

This book is inspired by The House that Jack built, which I'm not familiar with; instead it reminds me of I Know an Old Lady where the book builds on the last line, but I think Nut That Fell from the Tree is better albeit a bit less catchy. It's about the nut that fell from the tree that holds the tree house of a little girl named Jill. It the follows the journey of the acorn from a rat to a jay to a goose and so on until it lands on a place to grow into another big oak tree. It's a really lovely story with beautiful illustrations and the ending is such a happy one. I absolutely loved this book!

This book follows in the same vein as "The Little Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly." With clever repetitions the reader follows an acorn on its way to becoming a tree. This would be a great book for beginning readers. I liked the illustrations they would fun and amusing, and I like how the story circled back around in the end.

This rendition of the classic rhyme "The House that Jack Built is the Nut that fell from the tree. It is lovely, fun, imaginative and it gives you the feel goods. Something we all need right now.

This is the House where Jill plays. This is the oak that holds the house where Jill plays. This is the nut that fell from the oak that holds the house were Jill plays...and it goes full circle at the very end. It is cleverly done with illustrations to keep your kids entranced. Highly recommend.

A Special Thank you to Kid's Can Press and Netgalley for the ARC and the opportunity to post an honest review.

I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.

This is a rhyming book (very much like there was an old woman who swallowed a fly) about the life cycle of a nut and how it can become a tree.

I loved the rhyming and repetitive style of rhyming that is contained in this book - it will help children remember what happens and would make a great book to share in a classroom.

The only thing I didn't like about this book was the cover as I don't feel it does the book justice and a better picture from the book could have been chosen.

I requested and received an e-ARC of this book from NetGalley and Kids Can Press in exchange for my honest opinion.

I loved this rhyming book about the life cycle of an acorn to a tree; it works really well when you follow the cadence of “The House That Jack Built” as per the author’s suggestion. I think this would make a fun song as well, you could have different groups of kids singing different sections, it would be awesome.

That a great children's book!! Beautiful illustrations - very funny and flowing story - and I love all of the animals in it!! Especially the squirrel - who in my opinion always saves the day and is the star of any book!! This will def go on the shelves for my one day grandbabies!! Thank you so much to Netgalley for the opportunity to review this beautiful little story in exchange for a digital ARC <3

This was an awesome little book! It has wonderfully vibrant illustrations and a cheerful rhyming rhythm to the text. It makes you smile when you read it and is so simple, sweet and fun that I'd recommend it for kids of any age! My nine-year-old had fun with it (having gotten sucked in by me reading it aloud) even though he has long since outgrown this level of book.

Cute book. A little different than I expected. I thought the story would be more along the lines of the life cycle of the acorn/oak tree. There is very little in the book that describes this, which I was looking forward to since we have small oak tree growing from squirrel burying acorns in our gardens. However, this book is full of animals and silly illustrations. My 3.5 year old liked the book and my 2 year old liked the pictures. Nice, fun book.

It's a cute picture rhyming book inspired by the rhyme "The House that Jack Built", and I really love all similar rhymes inspired by it. It's in a forest about a nut that goes from one animal to another. The kids would enjoy singing along the rhyme and the pretty art.


I thank Netgalley and Kids Can Press for the digital ARC

A fun book about the adventures of the nut written in a rhyming and repetitive manner. The illustrations are vibrant and wonderful

Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for the eARC

The Life of an Acorn

I was surprised when I saw the first page of the story proper. Somehow, the illustrator made the two-dimensional illustration look as if it were three dimensional. It literally stopped me short. The rest of the pages didn't have quite such a dramatic 3D effect. The illustrations are relatively simple, but they work for the story. This picture book essentially tells the story of an acorn from when it fell as a nut from the tree until it becomes a mighty oak itself. Interestingly, the author chose to make what I would call a “building” story, where each line builds on the previous one, incorporating all the elements that were a part of the story before. There are actually two distinct sections of this. One section tells about what happens to the acorn after it falls off the tree and then another section picks up the thread, telling how it came to be planted and became an oak tree. I thought it was fun to see how this little acorn got taken all around the area before being buried so it could achieve its destiny as an oak. A charming story is showing the circle of life.

This is a good fun short read about the adventure of an acorn. A few points I like; the first human character is a girl playing in her tree house. Lots of trees of distinguishable species. Lots of animals from North America with different habits. The cycle of tree life is shown.
The say-along words and colourful drawings are good for small kids and promote learning.
Good for ages three to six with an adult to help early readers.

I downloaded an e-ARC from Net Galley. This is an unbiased review.