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As one of my co-workers summarized this book, "Chaos." Little nature collectors (and their parents) will definitely connect to this small collector's enthusiasm. The fairly simple, but cute illustrations convey this enthusiasm (and chaos) quite well and the text captures it too. I love that the child greets and names the pinecones as they go, "Hello Uncle Pinecone! Greetings Great-Aunt Pinecone! Welcome Princess Pattycake Petunia Pinecone!" I also really like that the caregiver just kind of embraces it (once they finally notice) and then figures out ways to still have a lot of pinecones while limiting the chaos. A nice added touch is that the author gives info at the back on "How to prepare pinecones for in-home use." This could be a great book for a preschool or lower elementary storytime to pair with a pinecone craft.