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Lawrence in the Fall
When Lawrence Fox's teacher announces that students will be presenting their collections at show-and-tell, Lawrence realizes he doesn't have anything to share.
Luckily, Papa knows just what to do to help! Together, they venture into the woods. Lawrence is scared at first, but as he grows comfortable in the forest, he starts to recognize its magic, and how beautiful and unique each tree and leaf is, allowing him to gather a splendid, one-of-a-kind collection of his own!
Luckily, Papa knows just what to do to help! Together, they venture into the woods. Lawrence is scared at first, but as he grows comfortable in the forest, he starts to recognize its magic, and how beautiful and unique each tree and leaf is, allowing him to gather a splendid, one-of-a-kind collection of his own!
48 pages, Hardcover
First published April 9, 2019
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May 30, 2020
This is a sweet, gentle tale about a young fox looking for something to collect. The artwork by Doug Salati is simply gorgeous!
April 2, 2019
Lovely story and expressive illustrations.
February 2, 2021
Loved this for many reasons, one of which is that the main characters are foxes! But also, the soft illustrations together with the story and a young character to whom many of us can relate (someone feeling nervous about something they have to do, feeling unprepared, not entirely sure of what they need) makes this a very accessible and engaging read!
Another great thing is that the book includes illustrations of different types of leaves with their names -- perfect for young ones learning about leaves, and going on leaf-collecting walks, during the fall!
Another great thing is that the book includes illustrations of different types of leaves with their names -- perfect for young ones learning about leaves, and going on leaf-collecting walks, during the fall!
September 19, 2019
I am not sure if I read this book, experienced it on some other level or both. This is a book to reread (once for text, once for illustrations and finally, the two together). It has a nice tone to the story and a fun ending. Slightly fantastical, modern and classical all wrapped into one.
April 21, 2019
Fox needed a collection to show at school, but unfortunately he didn't have one. So he and his father set out on an adventure to find one.
August 1, 2019
A lovely story with equally lovely illustrations.
July 17, 2023
Lawrence brings back souvenirs from his adventures and his classmates are impressed! Cute story, gorgeous illustrations, and lovely endpapers!
September 4, 2019
This simple and realistic story (teacher asks students to bring their collections to school to share) is told through a classroom of animals, each naming a delightful collection. But Lawrence Fox has never had a collection. The father/son day in the woods is loaded with charm and delightful illustrations. Lawrence not only solves his own challenge but elevates it a notch to incorporate nature study. On sharing day he inpsires classmates to join him on his wildlife adventures. The depictions of animals, especially the fox family, is a delight, even though I've been utterly spoiled by the expressive animal depictions of Brian Lies.
October 24, 2021
This book was really really adorable. Lawrence the fox goes out into the woods in search of something to collect and he discovers the leaves of different trees! I thought it was so sweet and a really fun book to read to a classroom. I also loved the illustrations as they were super fun to look at and discover things in the images. Also, I loved how the back inside cover had the different leaves and where they came from. Really cute touch!
April 22, 2019
(Insert curmudgeonly note about whether it really counts as a "collection" if you didn't start collecting anything until after the assignment was given and may or may not continue doing so after the assignment is completed.)
Cool book about finding something you're interested in by just walking around outdoors and seeing what gives you a spark.
Cool book about finding something you're interested in by just walking around outdoors and seeing what gives you a spark.
August 29, 2019
An adorable story about a fox looking for something to collect. His dad takes him out into the woods, and they explore around, and the fox boy ends up with a really cool leaf collection. The illustrations are so lovely, especially those of all the forest trees and scenes <3.
December 31, 2019
3,5 ⭐️
October 27, 2022
Such a sweet story. I love the illustrations. If fall was a children's book vibe, it'd be this book!
February 7, 2021
Who usually takes care of children’s problems in the family? Mothers, right? Not in this story. This sweet story is about father and son spending quality time together. When little Lawrence, the fox, comes from school upset because he doesn’t have any collection to show in class, his father takes charge! His mother just peeks through the door and listens with a smile.
His father is determined to find something that Lawrence can share in class. He takes him for a walk in the woods. It starts to rain and Lawrence gets lost. Maybe he isn’t really lost? Maybe his father is somewhere in a safe distance watching after him, letting him find the “treasure” on his own? Maybe he lets him have a taste of independence?
It is early fall. After the rain the colorful leaves start to fall from the trees. They become Lawrence’s new collection. He shares his collection in class and everyone is amazed with the different shapes, sizes and colors of the leaves. At the end of the story, Lawrence leads all of his friends to the place where he found his collection. I can see myself reading this book on a fall day and taking my first graders out for a walk, letting them search for their own collections of leaves .
This picture book won a writer and the illustrator honor in the Ezra Jack Keats Awards in 2020. It is written by Matthew Farina and illustrated by Doug Salati. I absolutely love the combination of watercolors and soft pencil lines for added texture to the family den, grass, water, fur, tree barks and leaves. The colors in the book are beautifully muted and dominated by different shades of greens, blues and early fall’s yellows and browns.
This book is a must have for any pre-school, kindergarten or first grade classroom.
His father is determined to find something that Lawrence can share in class. He takes him for a walk in the woods. It starts to rain and Lawrence gets lost. Maybe he isn’t really lost? Maybe his father is somewhere in a safe distance watching after him, letting him find the “treasure” on his own? Maybe he lets him have a taste of independence?
It is early fall. After the rain the colorful leaves start to fall from the trees. They become Lawrence’s new collection. He shares his collection in class and everyone is amazed with the different shapes, sizes and colors of the leaves. At the end of the story, Lawrence leads all of his friends to the place where he found his collection. I can see myself reading this book on a fall day and taking my first graders out for a walk, letting them search for their own collections of leaves .
This picture book won a writer and the illustrator honor in the Ezra Jack Keats Awards in 2020. It is written by Matthew Farina and illustrated by Doug Salati. I absolutely love the combination of watercolors and soft pencil lines for added texture to the family den, grass, water, fur, tree barks and leaves. The colors in the book are beautifully muted and dominated by different shades of greens, blues and early fall’s yellows and browns.
This book is a must have for any pre-school, kindergarten or first grade classroom.
May 5, 2019
When Lawrence finds out that his teacher wants the students to bring in their collections to share, he is very worried. He doesn’t have a collection at all. At home, he tells his father about not having a collection and his father has an idea. The two of them head into the forest together to see what they can find. But Lawrence doesn’t want to collect bugs the way the spider does and he can’t reach the shiny, smooth rocks that the river has collected. When a sudden storm begins, Lawrence gets separated from his father and finds himself standing near a large tree full of bright-colored leaves. Lawrence calls to the tree and it drops a beautiful leaf down to him. Now Lawrence knows exactly what to collect!
Farina captures the emotions that can accompany an assignment at school, including sadness and isolation. Thanks to the warmth of his father’s response, the two of them tackle the problem, taking action rather than despairing. In the end, Lawrence delights all of the children in his class by sharing his collection freely with them. The book has a touch of magic about it as Lawrence requests leaves from the trees, and they freely offer them.
The art by Salati captures Lawrence’s emotions beautifully. The double-page spreads of the forest are dramatic and could be seen as something frightening, particularly when Lawrence is separated from his father. In the end, the forest becomes something very special, a place where Lawrence discovers nature.
A lovely picture book with delicate illustrations and a strong story. Appropriate for ages 3-5.
Farina captures the emotions that can accompany an assignment at school, including sadness and isolation. Thanks to the warmth of his father’s response, the two of them tackle the problem, taking action rather than despairing. In the end, Lawrence delights all of the children in his class by sharing his collection freely with them. The book has a touch of magic about it as Lawrence requests leaves from the trees, and they freely offer them.
The art by Salati captures Lawrence’s emotions beautifully. The double-page spreads of the forest are dramatic and could be seen as something frightening, particularly when Lawrence is separated from his father. In the end, the forest becomes something very special, a place where Lawrence discovers nature.
A lovely picture book with delicate illustrations and a strong story. Appropriate for ages 3-5.
November 20, 2019
Lawrence in the Fall is a great children's book. A little fox named Lawrence comes home from school one day upset because he's supposed to bring in a collection to class for show and tell, but he doesn't collect anything! Lawrence's dad brings him into the woods to try and find something for him to collect. Lawrence gets lost in a clearing and becomes entranced by the leaves! He spends the rest of the day collecting different leaves from all sorts of different leaves, and brings them into show and tell the next day. His classmates love it, and he ends up giving them all away, because he knows where he can always get more! There definitely was diversity represented in this book. Fox and all of his classmates were different animals, different sizes and shapes and with different interests in collections. Lawrence goes on a little journey of self discovery and finds a new interest he enjoys. I think the moral of the story is that you can always find something new to like, and it's okay to be different from everyone else! The illustrations were pretty as well and drew the eye throughout the story, while refraining from distracting from the text. I would maybe use this in my classroom if I were about to have students do a show and tell where they were finding things they liked to share with the class, to encourage them to discover something new and go out on a limb!
April 22, 2020
Lawrence in the Fall tells the story of a young fox who needs to find something he collects for show-in-tell at school. Lawrence gets very discouraged as he does not collect anything and all his classmates are telling everyone what they plan to bring in. After crying to his father about having nothing to share, his father the next day takes him into the woods in order to find something. While in the woods it started to rain and the father and son got separated and during this time Lawernce noticed all the leaves falling from the trees. Once his father finds Lawrence they soon collect all different types of leaves from different trees to bring to school. The illustrations are simple yet clearly show every detail needed in order to create the setting that the author is trying to paint. The pictures take up the whole page which allows the readers to have more chances to better understand the story.
January 22, 2020
Lawrence the fox needs a collection for show and tell and has nothing to share. Dad takes him into the forest to find something. A storm comes and separates the two. (This is the only thing I have a problem with. Why didn't Dad notice that Lawrence wasn't keeping up?) After the storm, Lawrence calls out and the trees drop some leaves. Lawrence is in awe of the beautiful leaves and his collection begins. He's reunited with Dad and show and tell is a success.
This is a cute story. The illustrations show texture and emotion. Drawings of things from Lawrence's classmates' collections decorate the front end papers while drawings of named leaves from Lawrence's collection decorate the back end papers.
This is a cute story. The illustrations show texture and emotion. Drawings of things from Lawrence's classmates' collections decorate the front end papers while drawings of named leaves from Lawrence's collection decorate the back end papers.
October 20, 2021
Lawrence doesn't have anything to bring for show and tell. He doesn't collect anything. Fortunately, Dad knows what to do and takes him to the woods to see if they can find a great collection somewhere. Finding a collection is hard work! Fortunately, nature and autumn work together to help Lawrence find just what he needs.
Many a child has found it difficult to pick the right thing for show and tell. This beautiful autumn book combines a bit of trust and a little creativity with cozy festive themes. It turns out that collections are best when shared.
Many a child has found it difficult to pick the right thing for show and tell. This beautiful autumn book combines a bit of trust and a little creativity with cozy festive themes. It turns out that collections are best when shared.
May 23, 2019
A nice book to share for a fall or leaves story time. Lawrence is upset because he is the only one in his class who does not have a collection to share for show and tell. His father and he take a walk into the forest to find some things for him to collect, but encounter other collections; the spider collects flies to eat, the river collects rocks at its bottom; until finally, a tree and the wind offer the perfect thing for Lawrence to collect.
April 6, 2023
Cute story of a sweet little fox named Lawrence who is perturbed when his teacher asks the class to bring in something that they collect. Lawrence doesn't have anything that he currently collects like the rest of his classmates do. With the help of his dad, Lawrence and his dad trek out into the forest to find something to bring to class.
I love the illustrations and the story is relatable for kids in school.
I love the illustrations and the story is relatable for kids in school.
June 28, 2019
An eclectic array of animals attend school and talk about sharing their collections. Lawrence the fox doesn't have a collection until he and his (wise) father find leaves in the forest. Lawrence shows each one of his leaves to his classmates and allows them to keep them as now he knows where to collect more.
December 22, 2019
Lawrence does not have a collectible to show to his classmates. His father agrees to take him to the forest to find a collectible. While in the forest, Lawrence gets lost and finds various types of leaves. These become the collectibles that he brings to class. This book can be a good introduction to various types of trees via their leaves.
July 10, 2020
A loving father helps his son find something to share for show-and-tell. The illustrations and text complement each other well in this gentle story about the joy of making a leaf collection. Endpapers provide added interest with drawings of Lawrence's classmates' collections (front), and of Lawrence's leaves--identified by species (back).
October 20, 2021
Beautiful illustrations and great plot with a clear conflict and resolution without being overly wordy or dramatic. I like that it's the father that helps the main character, Lawrence, solve his problem. Also appreciate Lawrence getting lost and found in a non threatening way without it being the central theme of the book.
April 26, 2019
This is a gorgeous, magical little book about a trip to the forest and the what a young fox and his dad discover there. Kids and adults alike will be enchanted by the delightful illustrations and gentle storyline.
May 1, 2019
When Lawrence tells his father that he has nothing to share at show and tell, they go into the forest to look for something to collect. Separated by a storm, Lawrence discovers something special and shows his father. His collection was well received by his classmates during show and tell.
May 11, 2019
Lawrence the fox is distressed because he is the only one in his class who doesn't have a collection of something to bring to show and tell. So he goes in search of a collection.
Lovely picture book.
Lovely picture book.
June 3, 2019
A sweet nature appreciation/finding yourself story that manages also to be an adventurous page-turner. The text is perfectly paired with illustrations featuring a saturated, soft palette and expressive lines. Brilliantly executed. Highly recommended for ages 3-6.
June 8, 2019
Lovely illustrations and sweet story. I love how the Daddy helped him go out to find a solution (not all solutions are bought-in/from-a-store solutions), and that they went out into the wild to find the answer.
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