Age: Kindergarten-3rd grade
Nature: Planting seeds

A hard subject to discuss, Davies tackles a child thief and her story with direct language. It begins rather bleak with the narrator girl describing that she "lived by stealing from those who had almost as little as I did." As she is trying to steal from a frail old lady, the old lady promises to give the thief her bag if she promises to plant them. Inside the bag, the thief finds only acorns. Inspired by the beauty and perfection of the seeds, the girl decides to fulfill her promise, spreading green joy throughout her desolate city.

I wish we had more insight into the change of heart for the girl but perhaps that can be better for a classroom where each individual can interpret it differently.