The Sun Thief

The hottest picture book from the incredible duo behind the New York Times bestseller, The Leaf Thief! Squirrel is back, and he's enjoying the long, sunny summer days. But wait! Why is Bird going to bed when the sun is still up? What a silly idea! Squirrel could never fall asleep while it's still light... And when the sun starts to disappear earlier and earlier each night, Squirrel is convinced there MUST be a sun thief about! Join Squirrel on a mission to find the culprit, and meet some new nocturnal friends along the way.Luckily, the sun always comes out in the end ... even if it doesn't stay for long! Another personality-packed story by Alice Hemming, celebrating the changing seasons Brilliant illustrations by Nicola Slater that are full of expression and humour With a handy information spread at the back for kids that explains why days become longer in the summer and get shorter through the winter Lots of fun facts about nocturnal animals, too! Also available: The Leaf Thief (paper

The hottest picture book from the incredible duo behind the New York Times bestseller, The Leaf Thief! Squirrel is back, and he's enjoying the long, sunny summer days. But wait! Why is Bird going to bed when the sun is still up? What a silly idea! Squirrel could never fall asleep while it's still light... And when the sun starts to disappear earlier and earlier each night, Squirrel is convinced there MUST be a sun thief about! Join Squirrel on a mission to find the culprit, and meet some new nocturnal friends along the way.Luckily, the sun always comes out in the end ... even if it doesn't stay for long! Another personality-packed story by Alice Hemming, celebrating the changing seasons Brilliant illustrations by Nicola Slater that are full of expression and humour With a handy information spread at the back for kids that explains why days become longer in the summer and get shorter through the winter Lots of fun facts about nocturnal animals, too! Also available: The Leaf Thief (paper

鳥哥，大事不好了！我昨天刷牙的時候，天明明是亮的，今天怎麼突然變黑了？一定是有人把太陽偷走了！★《紐約時報》暢銷搭檔強強聯手，最新爆笑繪本力作★★最歡樂的夏季森林故事！來自傻氣小松鼠的一百萬個「為什麼？」★★【附錄】夏季日夜小百科，一起揭開夏天陽光出現又消失的祕密★夏天來了，每天都能曬到暖暖的陽光，這是小松鼠最愛的季節！可是，為什麼太陽還沒下山，鳥哥就跑去睡覺了？天空這麼亮，小松鼠根本睡不著……更奇怪的是，隨著一天天過去，陽光愈來愈早消失，小松鼠覺得這一切都不太對勁──前一天晚上刷牙的時候，天明明還是亮的，到了隔天怎麼就變黑了？一定是有人把太陽偷走了！黑漆漆的夜晚，森林裡出現可疑的咕咕聲，小松鼠決定勇敢地出門一探究竟……這一次，小松鼠會抓到真正的「陽光小偷」嗎？【本書特色】◇繽紛色彩╳歡樂故事：快跟著大驚小怪的逗趣小松鼠＆熟悉季節大小事的淡定鳥哥，一起追著陽光奔跑，探索熱鬧的夏季森林！◇夏天小知識單元：為什麼夏天的白天會一下子變長，一下子變短？真正的「陽光小偷」是誰？為什麼蝙蝠只在晚上出來活動？一起認識日夜變換的奧祕！【能力養成】✔自主探索：隨時保持好奇心，主動探索與發問，從中獲取樂趣及新知。✔美感養成：體驗自然之美，用五感觀察周遭環境，欣賞季節轉換的自然現象。✔觀察自然：從晝夜長短變化、夜行性／日行性動物習性，學習好玩的自然知識。【閱讀焦點】*適讀年齡：適合學齡前親子共讀，國小中低年級獨立閱讀。*學習領域：語文、自然科學、綜合活動、藝術。*核心素養：系統思考與解決問題、藝術涵養與美感素養、符號運用與溝通表達。【推薦小語】透過誓言捉到陽光小偷的小松鼠和鳥哥的逗趣對話與情節，讓孩子輕鬆理解夏天晝夜長短變化的現象和動物習性，真是太高明的設計了。──嚴淑女，童書作家與插畫家協會臺灣分會會長(SCBWI-Taiwan)