Shortlisted for the Yoto Kate Greenaway Medal 2022.

From the creator of modern classic Meerkat Mail, this warm, funny story about the dangers of having too much stuff, features a host of gorgeous animal characters including Pete the badger, star of Emily Gravett's award-winning book Tidy, which is set in the same forest.

Meg and Ash are a pair of magpies who are building a nest for their perfect eggs. Although they begin their nest construction using the usual mud, sticks and grass, Meg and Ash are soon convinced that their nest doesn’t have enough stuff and begin to collect more things to add to an ever-growing pile. From cuckoo clocks to mops and socks, a pram and even a car – their need for stuff seems endless. Until – crash! – the inevitable happens.

Emily Gravett's engaging, exquisitely illustrated story will appeal to fans of Tidy and of such classics as The Animals of Farthing Wood.

故事主要圍繞一隻名叫傑克的松鼠。他熱愛收集各種東西，不論大小，不論用途，都捨不得丟棄。隨著時間推移，傑克的收藏品不斷增加，他的巢穴漸漸變得擁擠不堪。然而，當季節變化來臨，傑克開始感到掙扎，他的太多東西變成了負擔。透過朋友的幫助和思考，傑克終於理解到，重要的不是擁有多少東西，而是擁有一個溫馨的家和真摯的友情; 提醒著人們，什麼才是真正需要在乎的人事物，不要一昧地追求物質。。