- Comedy
- Picture Books
- Ages 3–6
The shape of it
The shape of this universe.
The Leaf Thief is Alice Hemming and Nicola Slater's funny seasonal picture-book franchise about a very dramatic squirrel who repeatedly misunderstands ordinary changes in nature. Across leaves, flowers, snow and sun, Squirrel panics, accuses others and needs Bird to help him understand what is really happening. The series is bright, accessible and genuinely useful: it teaches seasonal change and simple natural processes through comedy, anxiety and reassurance rather than through a dry facts format.
A funny seasonal picture-book series about a panicky squirrel learning where leaves, flowers, snow and sunshine go.
Primary themes
Tone palette
- Funny
- Warm
- Silly
- Gentle
The series
One way in.
Cultural footprint
A shelf of evidence.
What The Leaf Thief has done
- Bestseller list
Cultural ubiquity
3/ 5Well-known to people who know the room.
Sensitivity
Low, and collection-wide.
Across the collection
All 4 books.
About the creator