Who Took My Nuts? (Compound Words)

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Animal Decodable Reader with Compound Words

Practice Words

Two-syllable compound words formed by joining two smaller words together.

armchair bedrock beehive bluebird breakfast cannot herself snowfall township upset weekday woodwork
Page 1
On the right side of the image, a large brown tree trunk extends diagonally with branching limbs, dotted with several dark holes. Small houses with red-orange roofs and pale yellow walls sit along the branches, forming a tiny township. Green leaves sprout from the branch tips, and soft white clouds drift between the branches. The left side is open, warm-toned sky. No characters are visible in the scene.

High on a green hill stood the oldest tree, with a tiny township inside. Each household had a red rooftop, yellow walls, a dark doorway, and a bark driveway. Every hole was home to one busy squirrel.

Page 2
On the left side of the image, Pip crouches with a determined expression beside a large tree, tucking nuts into a hole among dark rocks and large orange pumpkins. A slender tree with sparse autumn leaves stands in the background, and two small green birds flutter above. The right side of the image opens into a plain, soft cream-coloured sky with no detail. There is only one Pip.

Pip tucks nuts into a hole by the rocks and pumpkins. Before the first snowfall, it will be too cold to look for food. She needs a good stock of snacks to last all winter.

Page 3
On the right side of the image, Pip is crouched low on the ground with a shocked, disbelieving expression, peering at a small empty hole in the earth where her nuts were stored. The bird hops over toward Pip, appearing calm and conversational. The scene is set outdoors on a grassy area with large tree trunks and subtle foliage visible in the background, suggesting a suburban yard or park setting with soft, warm daylight.

Pip checks on her nuts and finds that they are all gone! She is upset and asks a small bird for help. The bird did not take her nuts, as he only eats worms. Now Pip must keep looking.

Page 4
On the left side of the image, Pip clings to a tree branch near a large beehive, looking up at it with a curious expression. Several bees buzz around the hive and near Pip. The scene is set outdoors in a leafy tree with green foliage framing the upper-left corner, against a warm, muted tan background that opens up across the right side of the image.

Pip climbs up to the beehive. The bees are too small to take nuts, but they might have seen who did. The bees did not see a thing.

Page 5
On the right side of the image, Pip the orange squirrel is tumbling through the air upside-down with wide eyes and a small open mouth, her expression bright and surprised, almost playfully curious, with arms and legs spread outward mid-tumble. Four bees buzz around her with dotted flight trails, one to her left and three scattered to her right near her body and tail. Green leaves and tiny debris fly around the scene, emphasising the motion of being tossed about. The left side is plain pale yellow-green background, and the overall setting is an outdoor daytime scene with soft, warm, even lighting.

Pip thinks that the bees are not telling the truth. She is so upset about the nuts that she cannot think straight. The bees make her leave.

Page 6
On the left side of the image, Pip stands looking up with mouth open in a pleading or asking expression, facing toward the fly. The fly hovers in the air just above and to the left of Pip, near some yellow wildflowers and a grey rock. The fly appears to be turning away, suggesting disinterest. The scene is set outdoors on a muted olive-green background with a natural, grassy feel. The right ~40% of the image is plain background with no characters or detail.

Pip asks a fly if he can help her find the lost nuts. The fly has his own things to do. Pip will have to keep up the search by herself.

Page 7
On the right side of the image, Pip and Liz are perched together on the thick branches of a large tree. Liz is standing on a branch above Pip, waving down with a warm smile and holding a piece of fruit in her other hand, offering it to Pip. Pip stands on a lower branch looking up at Liz with a gentle, appreciative expression and one paw raised in a polite declining gesture. The scene is set outdoors in autumn, with orange and yellow leaves drifting through the air around the bare branches. The left side of the image is open background showing the muted, warm-toned trunk and branches of the tree.

Back up in the tree, Pip meets her friend Liz on a branch. Liz offers to share some of her snack for breakfast. Pip thanks her but says no. She does not want Liz to run out of food.

Page 8
On the left side of the image, Pip sits on a tree branch, leaning forward with a gentle, thoughtful expression as she looks toward Liz. Liz is perched on the same branch closer to the tree trunk, facing Pip with a calm, reassuring expression. The scene is set outdoors in a forest with tall tree trunks, leafy branches overhead, and small vines with yellow flowers climbing the bark. The right side of the image is open background of muted tree trunk and foliage.

Liz does not think that their friends in the tree would steal Pip's nuts. They all see how hard Pip works every weekday to find and store them.

Page 9
On the right side of the image, Pip, a bright orange-red squirrel with a large curled fluffy tail, clings headfirst to a large pale-grey tree trunk near the top of the frame, facing downward with a determined, slightly smiling expression as she begins climbing down, her paws gripping the bark. At the base of the tree stands a brown beaver with a cream belly, prominent front teeth, and a flat cross-hatched tail, glaring upward with a grumpy, frowning expression while pressing one paw against the trunk. The scene is set outdoors in a muted, autumnal woodland with golden-yellow foliage clustered along the lower right and behind the trunk, rendered in soft, textured tones. The left side of the image is open pale cream background, with the composition dominated by the broad tree trunk and subdued earthy tones.

Pip thinks hard about what Liz said. If no one took the nuts, where could they be? She climbs all the way down to the bedrock at the foot of the tree.

Page 10
On the left side of the image, Pip and the beaver are on the ground near the base of a large tree in an autumn forest, bending down to pick up scattered nuts and acorns that are strewn across the ground. A small hole is visible in the ground where the beaver's digging broke through to Pip's store. Pip has a relieved, understanding expression while the beaver appears sorry and apologetic as they gather the fallen food together. The scene is set outdoors in a wooded area with tall birch-like trees and falling autumn leaves, with soft, muted earthy tones throughout. The right ~40% of the image is plain muted brown background with no characters or detail.

At the foot of the tree, Pip meets a beaver! He dug a hole in the ground to store his own food. His tunnel broke into Pip's store, and the nuts fell out. It was a mistake, and he helps her pick them up.

Page 11
On the right side of the image, Pip is shown twice in a sequential scene. In the lower right, Pip stands with a determined expression, hammering wooden planks over a hole at the base of a large tree. In the upper right near the tree trunk, a smaller Pip is seen climbing upward toward a treehouse nestled in the branches above, with green leaves scattering in the breeze. The scene is set outdoors on a calm day with soft, muted earthy tones, wispy clouds in the sky, and a tall bare-branched tree dominating the right side of the composition. The left ~40% of the image is plain background.

Pip is good at fixing things. She boards the hole up with some planks. Bang, bang, bang. Then she climbs the tree to her house on the branch.

Page 12
On the left side of the image, Pip is sitting contentedly in a cosy armchair, tucked under a green plaid blanket with a peaceful, satisfied smile on her face. She gazes out through a large window in the centre of the scene, where autumn leaves in warm oranges and reds drift past. The indoor setting is a warm, comfortable living room with a small round coffee table holding a cup, potted plants on a shelf above, and soft natural light streaming through the window — evoking a sense of cosy readiness for winter. The house Pip is in is clearly a wooden house perched up high in a tree, and the view from the window reflects that.

Now Pip has all her nuts safe and sound for winter. She curls up in her armchair and thinks how kind Liz was to help her.

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