The Little Yellow Leaf - by Carin Berger

About the Book

As the autumn days get shorter and the nights grow colder, a little yellow leaf does not want to let go of its tree. Even as the first frost arrives, the little yellow leaf is determined to hang on. Berger's stunning cut-paper collage art tells a perennial and powerful story of courage, friendship, and the rewards of embracing change. Full color.

Book Synopsis

A 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 New York Times Best Illustrated Book.

It'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.

Carin 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.

From the Back Cover

As all the other leaves float off and fly past, Little Yellow Leaf thinks, I'm not ready yet.

As the seasons change all around, Little Yellow Leaf holds on to the tree. Still not ready.

Will Little Yellow Leaf ever be ready?

This is a story for anyone who has ever been afraid of facing the unknown--and a celebration of the friends who help us take the leap.