The leaves are down.
To leap..
To count down together.
A big, huge, enormously enormous Leaf pile! And when all the work is done, it\'s time to play.
A tall, wide Leaf pile.
A deep, soft, crunchy, springy Leaf pile.
Energetic illustrations--with characters based on the illustrator\'s own neighborhood kids--depict the satisfying effort of new friends working together to create something wonderful.
In The Big Leaf Leap , playful phrasing evokes fall\'s crisp air, warm sun, and rustling leaves.
And now what? These kids know just what to do.
The result is a dream come true.
Beautiful children from so many families, all in pursuit of a single goal.
Beautiful leaves from so many trees: maple, oak, ginkgo, aspen, birch, locust, sumac, catalpa.
They all have leaves to contribute as they build a pile together in a nearby vacant lot.
And so it begins: one neighbor kid here, a couple of neighbor kids there, others from down the street.
She will need some help.
And she can\'t do it alone.
A big Leaf pile, a huge Leaf pile, an enormously enormous Leaf pile! She rakes and rakes and rakes, but there are not enough leaves in her yard to make the Leaf pile of her dreams. leap! The girl wants a Leaf pile to Leap in. . .
Ready, set .
Neighborhood kids join forces to build a big, huge, enormously enormous mountain of leaves.
But one girl can\'t do it alone.
The rakes are out.
The leaves are down
