When her beloved moon begins to grow smaller and smaller, Tifi the squirrel buries nuts to help fatten it up to its beautiful round self again
In an exploration of the cycles of the moon and the cycles of growth in the natural world, Schmid presents a story about a squirrel name Tifi who is dazzled by the beauty of the full moon. When it wanes, she is sure it must be hungry so she buries her secret store of hazelnuts for the moon to help make grow. Though Tifi goes hungry herself, her devoted sacrifice will be greatly rewarded. Full color.