The Squirrel and the Lost Treasure


Possibly the most beautiful book of the year ... it’s like a poem … a work of art’ Chris Packham

Nominated for the 2024 Yoto Carnegies Medal for Illustration
V&A Illustration Awards 2024, Shortlisted


An enchanting clothbound fable about growth, new life and finding hope in unexpected places,
from the award-winning designer and creator of The Fox and the Star.

One autumn evening, a young squirrel spots an acorn glinting on the forest floor.
Eager to protect her treasure from watchful eyes and hungry mouths, she buries it deep in the heart of the forest.
But when she returns after the icy winter, her acorn is nowhere to be found. Where could it be?

'Coralie Bickford-Smith depicts nature at its most majestic' Financial Times

Published in the UK by Particular Books, Penguin Random House, also published in French, German,Portuguese and Spanish.

To Purchase a copy please click this link: The Squirrel and the Lost Treasure