Once Upon a Tree
by Dawn Jarocki, Soren Kisiel
Parallax Press
Plum Blossom
Children's Fiction
Pub Date 31 Oct 2017
FTC Reviewed draft for Parallax Press and Net Galley
Description
This fable of a little leaf looking for his purpose will delight children and their caretakers.
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.
My Thoughts
I was given a draft for review. This creatively written story is about a leafs journey as he goes about finding his purpose. I appreciate the concept as it educates children about nature. My draft did not include any illustrations.