The Pumpkin Thief

Author: Alice Hemming

Interest age: from c 3 years

Published on 10 September 2026 by Scholastic in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Leaf Thief Series' series.

Paperback | 32 pages
250 x 275 x 7 | 196g

Squirrel and Bird are back for a laugh-out-loud autumn

adventure!

With just a little help from Bird, Squirrel has grown some

lovely pumpkins! He is so pleased with himself.

But soon there's a problem . . . the pumpkins keep disappearing,

one by one! Squirrel can't understand it. He's determined to catch

the thief before Bird returns . . .

Another laugh-out loud Squirrel and Bird story

by Alice Hemming

Brilliant illustrations by Nicola Slater that are full

of expression and humour

With a non-fiction spread at the back of the

book packed full of facts

Don't miss Squirrel and Bird's previous adventures in: The

Leaf Thief, The Flower Thief, The Snow Thief

and The Sun Thief

And for smaller hands, check out The Leaf Thief - Colours,

The Leaf Thief - Numbers, Where's the Leaf Thief?

and The Leaf Thief - Slide and Spin