{"product_id":"the-little-yellow-leaf-9780061452239","title":"The Little Yellow Leaf","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA story for anyone who has ever been afraid of facing the unknown--and a celebration of the friends who help us take the leap. A \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Best Illustrated Book.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's autumn. The apples are crisp, the pumpkins are orange, the geese are flying south, and brightly colored leaves are falling everywhere. Finally, as the days get shorter and the nights get colder, a little yellow leaf discovers that it is the very last leaf on the tree. The little yellow leaf does not want to let go . . . not quite yet. Even when the first frost arrives, this little yellow leaf holds on, determined.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarin Berger's stunning cut-paper illustrations--there are literally thousands of scraps of newsprint, catalogs, and ephemera assembled on these pages--tell a perennial and powerful story of courage, friendship, and the rewards of embracing change while introducing the fall season to young children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBerger, Carin:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eCarin Berger is an award-winning designer and illustrator. Her cut-paper collages are made using ephemera, such as catalogues, old books, receipts, letters, and ticket stubs. In a starred review, \u003cem\u003eKirkus\u003c\/em\u003e said of her \u003cem\u003eForever Friends\u003c\/em\u003e, \"Sophisticated, sensitive, and accessible, this picture book will offer new insights and pleasures with each season.\" \u003cem\u003eThe\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eLittle Yellow Leaf\u003c\/em\u003e was a 2008 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Best Illustrated Children's Books selection\u003cem\u003e, \u003c\/em\u003e and in starred reviews, \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/em\u003ecalled her\u003cem\u003e A Perfect Day \u003c\/em\u003e\"lovely\" and her \u003cem\u003eFinding Spring\u003c\/em\u003e \"exceptional.\" She is also the illustrator of the acclaimed \u003cem\u003eStardines Swim High Across the Sky\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBehold the Bold Umbrellaphant\u003c\/em\u003e, both by Jack Prelutsky, among other books. She lives with her family in New York City. www.carinberger.com \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Greenwillow Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50613330346258,"sku":"9780061452239","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d694d58e-d193-40a7-b0b5-a2eca20f87d9.jpg?v=1732396115","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-little-yellow-leaf-9780061452239","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}