A Pinecone! - by Helen Yoon (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

While Daddy is busy wrangling a mud-happy dog, someone else is collecting lots and lots of pinecones. Helen Yoon brings back the parent-child duo from Off-Limits in a droll celebration of high enthusiasm.

Daddy is a bit distracted on their autumn walk, while his curious child only has eyes for one of nature's small wonders: a pinecone! And look, another pinecone! And another! In fact, she could gather an entire collection--an entire extended family--of pinecones if she wanted to (and she wants to!). But what then? In a story spun with visual comedy, the characters from Off-Limits return for a small adventure in outsize enthusiasm leading to a sparkly, holiday-cheer-worthy finish. Helen Yoon brings all her quirky warmth to bear on this tribute to little ones whose fixations tend to send them over the top--and the parents who lovingly help them to funnel all that passionate energy. And perhaps some of their own!

Review Quotes

Once a dark-haired child discovers pinecones on a snowy walk, there's no limit to their lengths of obsession in this humorous tale by Yoon. . . . Fully and funnily realizing the comedic potential of a child's single-mindedness, the work also provides a model for rolling with the p... inecones.
--Publishers Weekly

Brimming with humor, mischief, and whimsy.
--Kirkus Reviews

In Helen Yoon's expressive and witty mixed-media illustrations, readers get a glimpse of how a little girl's enthusiasm inspires the whole family.
--The Virginian-Pilot

Confronted with this mountain of fall treasures, Dad has to decide what to do next - and, in Helen Yoon's expressive and witty mixed-media illustrations, readers get a glimpse of how a little girl's enthusiasm inspires the whole family.
--The Virginian-Pilot

Going for a walk with a child is to discover a whole world that you no longer see. Yoon captures the comedy as a little girl focuses all of her attention on picking up pinecones while in the background chaos, her dad struggles to control a rambunctious, muddy dog. Daddy's attention on the dog means that he fails to notice just how many pine cones a determined little girl can find. Yoon's story is pure joy.
--Los Angeles Times

About the Author

Helen Yoon is a professional illustrator, a freelance concept designer, and a former chemist. She attended ArtCenter College of Design and the University of California, Irvine. She is the author of many super funny books for children, including Have You Seen My Invisible Dinosaur?, I'm a Unicorn, Off-Limits, and Sheepish (Wolf Under Cover), as well as Is This . . . Easter? and Is This . . . Winter? Helen Yoon lives in the Los Angeles area.