Leaf Man
Author and Illustrator: Lois Ehlert
Harcourt Inc.
Copyright 2005
18 pages
Picture Book

In the story, the narrator finds a leaf man in their yard. They go on to say that the next day he was gone and she wonders  where he could have ventured off to. They go through all the possibilities. Then, the narrator says that maybe when you go outside, you might have a leaf man waiting for you.

I absolutely loved the illustrations in this book. The browns and oranges and texture made the leaves come to life. The pages were also given texture across the top which added a lot to the illustrations. The illustrations are made of actual leaves and die-cut pages.

This book would be appropriate for any elementary grade. It would be a good book to help discuss fall and seasons changing. It would also be good to do an art activity. It could also be used for a science type lesson where the students have to identify different leaves from the different types of leaves. The students could make things out of leaves or create their own leaf man. This book does not have any awards.