While walking down the road, the narrator sees a donkey that he shares more about as the story progresses. Board book form of the children's song.

"This is the house where Jill plays. This is the oak that holds the house where Jill plays. This is the nut that fell from the oak that holds the house where Jill plays ... So begins Sangeeta Bhadra's The Nut that Fell from the Tree, a cumulative tale that pays homage to "The House that Jack Built," and a playful account of how difficult it is for an acorn to grow up into an oak! The story follows the acorn along an arduous journey, in which, after...

"There was an old lady who swallowed a cactus. I don't know why she swallowed a cactus but it took lots of practice." --

"Jake borrows a library book, drips jelly on it, and must face the consequences, as told in a rhythm reminiscent of The house that Jack built." --