'About this title' may belong to another edition of this title. (Aug.)Ĭopyright � Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. It's a young bear's first autumn, and the falling leaves surprise him.

He tries to put them back on the trees, but it doesn't work. His autumnal pictures seem to glow, while the bear himself has the irresistible appeal of a well-loved toy. Leaves by David Ezra Stein: 9780399246364 : Books It's a young bear's first autumn, and the falling leaves surprise him. Many things contribute to the success of Stein's tale: the joyously colored panels that hang on the pages like paintings-more intimate, somehow, than double-page spreads-the island's eight trees and their leaves, which seem lively and animate and entirely worthy of friendship the innocence of the bear and Stein's willingness to let the story assume its own haiku-like shape. Leaves Written and illustrated by David Ezra Stein Board book 7.99 7.43 Add to cart 0 - 2 Reading age 30 Page count AD470L Lexile measure Publication date Buy from other retailers Amazon Bookshop What's Leaves About Publisher Summary This simple, charming story of a young bear’s first autumn is perfectly suited to board book format. Leaves David Ezra Stein Penguin, Juvenile Fiction - 30 pages 11 Reviews Reviews aren't verified, but Google checks for and removes fake content when it's identified This. And, he thought, the leaves welcomed him. This set of events is depicted in a series of panels trained on the entrance to the bear's den the single tree above it loses its leaves, is blanketed by snow, and receives visits first by a rabbit and then by a pair of cardinals.) Eventually the bear sticks his head back out to greet the spring sunshine and spies the tiny buds on the trees. The bear doesn't despair he grows sleepy, goes off to hibernate and wakes in the spring.

Drawn in mossy greens and golds, the island is home to a very young bear-so young that when the leaves start falling in the autumn, he's a little shocked: He tried to catch them and put them back on. Stein's ( Cowboy Ned and Andy) pen-and-ink illustrations conjure a place readers will wish they could visit, a tiny island that pokes up out of a bay.

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