I want that nut!
Record details
- ISBN: 1101940387
- ISBN: 9781101940389
- ISBN: 1101940379
- ISBN: 9781101940372
- ISBN: 9781101940372 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 1101940379 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 9781101940389 (library binding)
- ISBN: 1101940387 (library binding)
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Physical Description:
print
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2017.
- Copyright: ©2017
Content descriptions
Summary, etc.: | "Mouse and Chipmunk covet the same nut"-- |
Awards Note: | Charter Oak Children’s Book Award (COCBA) Nominee, 2018-2019. A Junior Library Guild selection (JLG.) |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Chipmunks Juvenile fiction Avarice Juvenile fiction Mice Juvenile fiction Chipmunks Fiction Greed Fiction Mice Fiction |
Genre: | Picture books. |
Available copies
- 23 of 26 copies available at Bibliomation.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 26 total copies.
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Babcock Library - Ashford | E Val (Text) | 33110140762889 | Juvenile Picture Book | Available | - |
Brookfield Library | E/Wild Animals & Dinos/Val (Text) | 34029139721962 | Juvenile Picture Book | Available | - |
Burnham Library - Bridgewater | P VALENTINE (Text) | 36937000608407 | Juvenile Picture Book | Available | - |
Burroughs-Saden Main - Bridgeport | jj VALENTINE (Text) | 34000081260424 | Juvenile Picture Book | Available | - |
C.H. Booth Library - Newtown | E VALENTINE (Text) | 34014140334377 | Juvenile Picture Book | Available | - |
C.H. Booth Library - Newtown | E VALENTINE (Text) | 34014140338881 | Juvenile Picture Book | Available | - |
Canterbury Public Library | EASY VALENTINE (Text) | 33190000418673 | Juvenile Easy Fiction | Available | - |
Douglas Library of Hebron | JE VAL (Text) | 33400140279103 | Juvenile Easy | Available | - |
Easton Public Library | P VALENTINE, MADELINE (Text) | 37777124924648 | Juvenile Picture Book | Available | - |
Edith Wheeler Memorial Library - Monroe | JE VAL (Text) | 34026139784099 | Juvenile Picture Book | Available | - |
Kirkus Review
I Want That Nut!
Kirkus Reviews
Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
The close friendship of Mouse and Chipmunk is temporarily tested by the appearance of one large, attractive acorn.Before the title page appears, the two cartoonish, furry mammals are rushing about, playing tag and hide-and-seek against a white page. They have swiftly drawn, similarly sized and shaped bodies, with expressive faces. Both creatures are immediately drawn to what they perceive to be "A big, beautiful Nut." A conversationpresented in speech balloons of gray for Mouse and ochre for Chipmunkmoves from each politely offering the Nut to the other to Mouse admitting, "Well, I guess I did see it first," to Chipmunk taking it. Children will relate to Mouse's feelings of hurt and envy as he watches Chipmunk spend time exclusively with the Nut. Readerly concern is soon replaced by giggles as both animals devise ways to trick each other out of Nut possession. An especially funny spread shows Chipmunk wearing a ridiculous disguise that just barely fools Mouse. The climax is a double-page spread with both creatures glaring at each other, hands on hips, under the huge lettering: "THE NUT IS MINE!" But maybe not. After the Nut is reclaimed by its rightful owner, Mouse and Chipmunk exchange speech-balloon apologies before playing together with a third object, lesson learned. A winning combination of words and pictures for beginning readers and listeners. (Picture book. 3-5) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
BookList Review
I Want That Nut!
Booklist
From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.
Mouse and Chipmunk are playing together when an acorn falls to the ground nearby. After politely deferring to each other for a bit (You take it No, you take it), Chipmunk carries the Nut home and begins spending all his time with it. Paying Chipmunk a friendly visit, Mouse grabs the Nut, takes it home, and spends all his time with it. When Mouse and Chipmunk bicker over the Nut, a big squirrel seizes it, claiming it as his own. The two friends apologize to each other, and finding a choice log, they try a new idea: sharing. OK, maybe it's not a new idea, but the illustrations present Chipmunk and Mouse's dilemma with such humor that in the end, few kids could argue against sharing as the best option. Valentine's pencil-and-watercolor artwork, digitally arranged and tweaked, captures the characters' shifting emotions to perfection. Adults as well as kids will savor the tea-party scene, in which polite-but-cagey Mouse swipes the Nut from polite-but-haughty Chipmunk. A picture book with dramatic twists and a happy ending.--Phelan, Carolyn Copyright 2017 Booklist
Publishers Weekly Review
I Want That Nut!
Publishers Weekly
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When a "big, beautiful Nut" appears out of nowhere, Mouse and Chipmunk are instantly smitten. The friends are initially polite-in speech balloons stacked like a text message exchange, each insists the other take the acorn-before Chipmunk runs off with it. After an awkward tea for three, Mouse snatches the nut, and the battle is on. Valentine (Little Red Henry) hilariously alternates between joyful scenes of each friend enjoying the nut's company (dance parties are involved) and spreads that reveal the lengths to which they will go to reclaim the nut. Just as the conflict comes to a head, the nut's actual owner appears, forcing the friends to reflect on how they nearly let an acorn come between them. (Luckily, a log is nearby, ready to jump-start a new three-way friendship.) While giggling over Mouse and Chipmunk's antics, readers will easily relate to the way they vacillate between selfishness and selflessness, and Valentine's watercolor forest, awash in browns and greens, is an inviting place to learn about sharing and friendship. Who knew inanimate friends could be so rewarding? Ages 3-7. Agent: Rebecca Sherman, Writers House. (Oct.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
School Library Journal Review
I Want That Nut!
School Library Journal
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PreS-Gr 1-Friendship can be wonderful, but it is not always predictable. When a very large, beautiful nut unexpectedly lands in their play space, Mouse and Chipmunk secretly covet it, and the result threatens their close relationship. Back and forth, each steals the treasure from the other and spends individual playtime with the nut, until the rightful owner makes his claim. Illustrations of digitalized watercolor and pencil portray Mouse and Chipmunk each participating in a variety of activity with the nut, such as reading, playing in the grass, sitting down to tea, having a game of tic-tac-toe, napping, and taking part in a private dance party. Images that vary in size from full-page illustrations to small cells accentuate the cartoon action, expertly drawn and designed to keep the action moving as tails fly off the page with each snatch. Speech bubbles highlight humorous text-a running conversation about possession of Nut, ending with an eventual admission of guilt on both sides as a shared substitute treasure brings Chipmunk and Mouse back together. Young children may identify with Mouse and Chipmunk and how their yearning to possess something can overshadow what is truly important. VERDICT A first buy for all libraries, especially schools emphasizing social-emotional relationships, this book quietly introduces the topics of sharing and friendship by example, echoing the voice of young children.-Mary Elam, Learning -Media Services, Plano ISD, TX © Copyright 2017. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
The Horn Book Review
I Want That Nut!
The Horn Book
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Mouse and Chipmunk both covet the same acorn, and each goes to great lengths to take possession of it. In the end, the nut's original owner claims it, and the friends realize how silly they've been. This lighthearted story about greed is accompanied by lively illustrations that make the most of the shenanigans. (c) Copyright 2019. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.