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HAVE YOU SEEN MY ACORN?

DK Ryland

Perfect for fans of the bestselling The Leaf Thief, this is a humorous picture book about a squirrel who enlists the help of his woodland friends as he searches for his missing acorn!
Squirrel dug and dug, but he couldn't find it. Which could only mean one thing... someone took his acorn! So he asks Deer. And Skunk. And Racoon. And even Fox! But nobody has seen his acorn! And when Owl pipes up with a meandering monologue about a small tree nearby, he is no help at all! Will Squirrel ever find his missing acorn? Have You Seen My Acorn? is the perfect book for fall and for autumnal story times! DK Ryland is an author-illustrator who loves creating funny and subversive picture books. Before she started writing and illustrating, she filmed wildlife in Africa, was a collegiate all-American and professional athlete and was a teacher and coach. DK received a PBChat mentorship with Cori Doerrfeld in 2019 and was a PBParty finalist in 2020. Her debut picture book, Giraffe is Too Tall For This Book comes out October 2023 from Page Street Kids. DK lives in San Diego with her super-awesome husband, two brilliant kids, and far too many pets. Just kidding--there's no such thing as too many pets.
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Published 2024-08-27 by Flamingo Books

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A laugh out loud silly mystery young readers will love!

Ryland's tongue-in-cheek "mystery" will entertain young listeners. Accompanied by a smattering of narration, the comic-panel-style illustrations depict the animals' dialogue in colors that match their fur (or feathers). The digitally created illustrations resemble watercolor and colored pencil and feature big-eyed cartoon forest creatures. A whimsical whodunit.

Readers will laugh at Squirrel as they see him barrel along, and will delight in knowing what he does not, that acorns grow into trees. This funny picture book about a clueless, acornless squirrel is a solid purchase for collections.