Once Upon a Tree
by Dawn Jarocki; Soren Kisiel
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Pub Date Oct 31 2017 | Archive Date Oct 31 2017
Parallax Press | Plum Blossom
Description
The whirling, swirling adventures of an ordinary little leaf high on a tree, struggling to find its purpose. The leaf watches baby birds break out of their shells and grow until they learn to fly. Caterpillars wrap themselves in silk and emerge as magnificent butterflies. Warm sunny days get shorter and windy chilly nights grow longer. The little leaf is terribly worried that it should be transforming too. It no longer noticed anything other than the thoughts spinning in its head. The leaf held on to the tree with all its might, growing exhausted as increasingly cooler winds blew. Then one day, the leaf noticed it had become a beautiful crimson color. And it became aware that maybe, maybe it was time for the leaf to fly too. The leaf was very tired, so it just let go. As it danced and twirled to the ground in the amber sunlight, the leaf finally learns its own unique purpose.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781941529744 |
| PRICE | $16.95 (USD) |
Featured Reviews
Lori S, Reviewer
This creatively written story is about a leafs journey as he goes about finding his purpose. I appreciate the concept as it further educates children about nature.
Richelle Z, Reviewer
This is a sweet story about a leaf trying to find what it is meant to do as it watches those around it follow the feelings in their hearts. The illustrations in this title are beautiful. They have this soft quality that draws the reader in. What I love most about them and enjoyed discussing with our three year old was the array of emotions that the illustrations capture from joy to concern and so many others in between.
Emma Y, Reviewer
Wow, this is a truly gorgeous story about being yourself and appreciating differences in others. It a delightful story to read. I really enjoyed sharing it with my girls and I loved the moral behind it. If thoroughly recommend it!
Christina T, Reviewer
A leaf hanging from the very top of a tree does not know what it should be doing--until a baby bird tells the leaf about his purpose the leaf never considered what he should be doing. Is flying a good idea? What about transforming into something different. All the while the leaf questions what it should be doing and how it should know if I is doing it correctly it never realizes that the leaf is living out his purpose!
Suddenly joy fills the leaf as it realizes that it already could feel what it should do and was doing it the entire time.
I think that this is a sweet children's book that even "adults" could appreciate. Sometimes we question ourselves or those we love about what we should be doing versus what we are... sometimes I think we already are doing the things we ought even without realizing it.
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