The story is cute, and kids will enjoy feeling in the know, as they recognize the mistakes the dog is making throughout the story.  Max the dog is asked by the farmer to try to catch a thief who’s been stealing all the carrots, berries, beans and cherries.  After spotting a small blue bug nibbling a leaf, Max sets off to catch it, passing along the way a rabbit, a pig, a goat, and some crows amidst the carrots, berries, beans and cherries, asking each if they’ve seen the thief, never connecting them as possible culprets. After chasing the bug across the entire farm, Max returns to report proudly that he’s scared the thief away for good, and the other animals decide to throw a party to celebrate, gathering and eating the rest of the farm’s produce.  My one criticism has to do with the visuals.  I don’t think I’ve ever found fault with a book’s font before, but there’s something about this one that bothered me:  the color palate of the illustrations is a little on the dark side, and the print is not very big or bold, and sometimes seems to be a bit lost on the page.