What Did You Leave Behind?

by Alvin Tresselt, Roger Duvoisin

Suggests vivid intangible souvenirs one carries away from such places and experiences as a beach, a parade, the woods, a snow-covered hill, and a county fair.

Genres: Picture Books

Paperback

First published January 28, 1978

About the author

Alvin Tresselt (1916-2000) was born in New Jersey. He was an editor for Humpty Dumpty magazine and an executive editor for Parent’s Magazine Press before becoming an instructor and the Dean of Faculty for the Institute of Children’s Literature in Connecticut. He wrote over thirty children’s books, selling over a million copies. Although White Snow, Bright Snow won the Caldecott Medal in 1948, his best-known book is a retelling of the Ukranian folk tale The Mitten. Tresselt was a pioneer in children’s writing, well known for his poetic prose style. He created the “mood” picture book, in which the setting and description for a story was even more important than the characters and plot.
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Reviews

[Patsy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Picture storybook, ages 2-9. In this narrative, we return from the seashore, a parade, the woods, sledding, and the fair, and each time we bring something tangible back with us. But is the rest really left behind? Or are experiences real and do they always live with us?
A more excellent discussion book I have not read. A nice story for little ones, a provocative mind teaser for all of us.