Shake The Tree

Shake The Tree by Borando, Silvia. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781406372144.

Theres a whole lot of shaking going on -- and a funny final twist -- as a series of hungry animals seek shelter in an obliging tree. Mouse spots a nut high up in a tree. "Mmm," she says. "Im going to gobble that up!" So she shakes the tree a little to the right, and she shakes the tree a little to the left. But it isnt the nut that falls from the tree, its Fox, who thinks that Mouse looks pretty tasty! Soon a warthog and then a bear come along with similar ideas. Little readers will enjoy the just-made-it escapes (and be happy to get in on the shaking action), only to laugh out loud when their expectations are foiled at the end.