Summary
Persistence and creativity can lead to amazing things, as Leif the leaf discovers in this lovely storybook from Allison Sweet Grant and Adam Grant, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Originals.
Leif is a leaf. A worried leaf. It is autumn, and Leif is afraid to fall. "All leaves fall in the fall," say the other leaves. But Leif is determined to find a different way down, and with his friend Laurel, he uses the resources around him to create a net, a kite, a parachute in hopes of softening his landing. The clock is ticking, the wind is blowing. What will happen when a gust of wind pulls Leif from his branch?
In a culture that prizes achievement, kids are often afraid to fail--failing to realize that some of the very ideas that don't work are steps along the path to ones that will.
Allison Sweet Grant is a writer published in the New York Times and the Atlantic ; she holds dual master's degrees from the University of Michigan. Adam Grant is a psychologist and the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Originals ; his TED talk on original thinking has been viewed over 15 million times. After working together on a previous book, The Gift Inside the Box , Allison and Adam were excited to write this book to encourage kids to keep pursuing their creative ideas.
Merrilee Liddiard is an illustrator and designer who creates hand painted heirloom-rag dolls and is the author of Playful: Fun Projects to Make With + For Kids . She has contributed to Family Fun, Parent & Child , and La Petite magazines, has illustrated several picture books and middle grade novels, and is the creator of the popular Mermagblog.com.
