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Leaves
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. Eventually, he gets sleepy, and burrows into the fallen leaves for a long nap. When he wakes up, it?s spring?and there are suddenly brand-new leaves all around, welcoming him. Graceful illustrations and a childlike main character offer the per...more
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
August 16th 2007
by Putnam Juvenile
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This is a lovely book about a young bear concerned about the wellbeing of falling autumn leaves. I liked the beginning more than the middle, the middle more than the end, and (because of the bear’s expression) the cover might be my favorite part of the book. There are some humorous touches including showing how the bear manages to put the leaves back on the tree. The ending was a bit weak I thought but I’d recommend it for all young children who don’t need rhyme and a lot of action to enjoy a bo...more
Leaves
By David Ezra Stein
Genre: Concept
The young bear discovers the different seasons. He thinks there is something seriously wrong when the leaves begin to fall off the trees but he soon learns that this happens once a year.
Critique:
A. The area for critique is the illustrations.
B. The author uses sketches and then adds water colors. This makes the story fun for children. The pictures are vibrant and easy to understand without the words. The author frames some of the illustrations. Some illust...more
By David Ezra Stein
Genre: Concept
The young bear discovers the different seasons. He thinks there is something seriously wrong when the leaves begin to fall off the trees but he soon learns that this happens once a year.
Critique:
A. The area for critique is the illustrations.
B. The author uses sketches and then adds water colors. This makes the story fun for children. The pictures are vibrant and easy to understand without the words. The author frames some of the illustrations. Some illust...more
Sep 26, 2011
Jessie Bear
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4 of 5 stars
Shelves:
animals,
bears,
pre-school,
seasons,
si-624,
picture-book,
autumn,
passage-of-time,
infancy,
trees
A young bear experiences the changing of seasons for the first time in this heartwarming book. The bear wonders at the falling of the first leaf, and awakens after hibernation delighted to find the first buds of spring. The format and syntax of the story is simple enough to use as a transition from board books to regular picture books. Large type face and sparse text place an emphasis on the soft and inviting illustrations. These endearing pictures are simple and accessible, perfect for a young...more
Leaves written and illustrated by David Ezra Stein is a cute story and learning tool for young children. The story is about a young bear in his first year of life. He sees that a leaf falls to the ground, then another, and then another. You could tell the bear was sad that all the leaves had fallen and even tried to put them back on the trees. Then Stein teaches the reader about hibernation. The bear starts to grow very tired, and uses the leaves to stuff a hole where he will sleep and hibernate...more
Sep 10, 2011
Georgiana
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4 of 5 stars
Shelves:
autumn-harvest,
bear,
seasons,
picture-books,
preschool,
toddler,
storytime-possible,
storytime-toddler
Simple, but gratifying story.
It was his first year.
Everything was going well.
until the first leaf fell.
"Are you okay?" he wondered.
Then...a red one fell, a yellow one fell,
all over his island, the leaves were falling.
He tried to catch them and put them back on...
but it was not the same.
He sat beneath a tree and watched them go, all around.
But he grew sleepy, and so...
he found a hole and filled it with leaves,
and went to sleep, just as the wind began to blow.
Winter came.
He slept, snug in the gr...more
It was his first year.
Everything was going well.
until the first leaf fell.
"Are you okay?" he wondered.
Then...a red one fell, a yellow one fell,
all over his island, the leaves were falling.
He tried to catch them and put them back on...
but it was not the same.
He sat beneath a tree and watched them go, all around.
But he grew sleepy, and so...
he found a hole and filled it with leaves,
and went to sleep, just as the wind began to blow.
Winter came.
He slept, snug in the gr...more
Oh what a sweet little story. One can't help but love little bear and his concern that the leaves are falling. I loved it where it said "He felt the sun and saw the little buds on the bare arms of the trees...".
This board book has quickly become a favorite in the house, and by "house" I mean, in my toddler son's mind. The story is simple--a bear catches falling leaves, hibernates, and wakes in Spring. There are a couple of rhymes, which pushes the short story along nicely. Do the leaves in Spring really 'welcome' the bear? Yes, according to the story, which in my mind makes the story a little too sugary. Even toddlers can stand a better sugar/acid balance.
Sugar/Acid Balance (Will You Go Crazy if You H...more
Sugar/Acid Balance (Will You Go Crazy if You H...more
I love this sweet, simple story and its expressive illustrations. It's tender to me at this time in my life as I watch my son experience his "firsts." To think that in a few months he'll witness autumn for the first time!
It also hits a childhood chord in me: I was a "worrier" of a kid. This book reminds me that things are bigger than I can see, that they have a way of working out and that I should stop and appreciate the wonder of seemingly-ordinary things like the changing of the seasons and t...more
It also hits a childhood chord in me: I was a "worrier" of a kid. This book reminds me that things are bigger than I can see, that they have a way of working out and that I should stop and appreciate the wonder of seemingly-ordinary things like the changing of the seasons and t...more
Admittedly, I liked this picture book more than my daughter did--but I think it's one she would really enjoy in a year or two. Basically, a bear struggles to deal with life change as he watches his dear friends, the leaves, fall to the ground. While partaking of the classic story line of the changing seasons, this book explores the idea of change, life, and renewal through beautiful illustrations that look like they're ink drawn. I found myself quite attached to the bear in wanting the leaves to...more
I used this book to do a sequencing activity with 1st grade students. I used 4 of the pictures, and wrote text with them similar to the book. I cut out leaves in red, orange, and yellow and had the studetns paste the events to the leaves, but them in order and staple them together. They had an extra leaf on top to color the front of their book and put a title on it.
You can mention that the title is an irregular plural; leaf/leaves
Good to teach while teaching seasons; fall,winter, spring
Discuss t...more
You can mention that the title is an irregular plural; leaf/leaves
Good to teach while teaching seasons; fall,winter, spring
Discuss t...more
I would used this book to do a sequencing activity with 1st grade students. I would used 4 of the pictures from the book, and write text that is similar to the text of the book. I would then cut out leaves in red, orange, and yellow and have the studetns paste the events to the leaves, but to put them in order and staple them together. They will have an extra leaf on top to color the front of their book and put a title on it. Also could be use to teach about the seasons.
I really liked this book! The pictures in the book went great with the text. This book is a very easy read. I think you could read this book to a kindergarden class when learning about seasons or about different animals, you could even introduce animals that hibernate with this book. The book is a very low level, but i think it is a great book for a read aloud. Overall i think that this was a great book and I think i will read this book to my future class.
Both I and my 20-month-old son love this book. The pictures are delightful and I love the style of the writing. Very simple and straightforward, but also poetic. The first line I especially love: "It was his first year." Not a trite, overexplain-y "It was Bubba Bear's first fall," just... "his." As the most excellent picture books do, it leaves a great deal of storytelling to the pictures. Excellent all around.
Short text suitable for youngest children -- bear is disturbed when the leaves fall off the trees, even tries to put them back. But sleep overcomes him (so not too worried), and all is well when he wakes in the spring. - Robin, Youth Services Librarian
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Cute illustrations and a sweet story of the changing seasons and one bear's concern for falling leaves. Very simple, but still enjoyable. I think Fletcher and the Falling Leaves is a similar theme (without the entire cycle of the seasons) and a superior book, though.
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The book shows the students the season through a bears point of view.
It can teach feelings: the bear is glad to see the leaves (his friends), he tries to save them when they are falling (silly), he is confused on why they are falling, he uses tem to sleep on, happy to see his friends back in the spring.
Book teaches bears hibernation.
It can teach feelings: the bear is glad to see the leaves (his friends), he tries to save them when they are falling (silly), he is confused on why they are falling, he uses tem to sleep on, happy to see his friends back in the spring.
Book teaches bears hibernation.
This is a perfect picture book about the changing of the seasons from a young bear's point of view. The text is very simple and the pictures are sublime. Wonderful for a storytime - but it's on the small side, so to really appreciate the illustrations I recommend enjoying it snuggled up with a little one. Ages 2 - 6...
Short text suitable for youngest children -- bear is disturbed when the leaves fall off the trees, even tries to put them back. But sleep overcomes him (so not too worried), and all is well when he wakes in the spring.
Used in Rhyme Time, 10/18 & 10/19, 2011.
Used in Rhyme Time, 10/18 & 10/19, 2011.
An Ezra Jack Keats Book Award winner, Leaves, is a sweet story about a little bear experiences the four seasons during his first year. I enjoyed the part where little bear tries to reattach the fallen leaves to the tree.
here's a book about a bear's first year and not being accustomed to the leaves falling. it's a very cute, sweet, adorable story. we liked it a lot. in fact, i'm going to look into more kid's books by this author now.
This is a simple and sweet story about a bear experiencing the change of seasons. It's short, with little narrative and colorful illustrations. It's a fun story and we enjoyed reading it together.
Leaves is a very cute bug informational book for younger children. The book discusses a little bit of bears hibernating and explains the process of producing leaves and them falling to the ground.
Leaves falling puzzle bear -- afterall it's his first autumn. Should he put them back? Like peering at things through new eyes. Cheerful watercolors are simple but not boring.
I loved reading this book because it was so cute. A teacher could read this book to a kindergarten or preschool class and then have a lesson explaining why the leaves fall.
It's Bear's first year, and the falling leaves are worrisome. Are they supposed to do that? Turns out, yes. Another lovely autumn book for little ones. Sweet, sweet, sweet.
I love the illustrations. Bear watches the leaves fall for the first time, then he makes a nest and sleeps until spring when the leaves sprout again. Cute story.
A lovely little book about a bear who is fascinated by the changing of the season...and thinks that something's wrong with all the trees! Fun way to talk about fall.
This is a really sweet book about the changing seasons and what a bear does when he discovers fallen leaves. This would be a great book to read at the start of fall.
Not as fun to read as POUCH! by the same author, but still enjoyable. I like that it comes in a board book format. Now that it's fall, this book makes more sense to me.
This little bear has the FUNNIEST reaction to falling leaves that I've ever read about. Brightens up my day every time I read it. Great for storytime!
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David Ezra Stein is an author-illustrator whose previous books include LEAVES, winner of an Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Award. He lives in Kew Gardens, New York.
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