Fletcher and the Falling Leaves: A Fall Book for Kids

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He tries reattaching them and defending the leaves from squirrels who want the leaves for their nests. Having spent the last 8+ years on a tropical island, I can understand how someone who has never seen the fall might be confused. Definitely want to read more from this series at some point because its a comforting kind of story and Fletcher is the perfect kind of character to explore the concept of seasons: a curious fox! I could definitely relate to this fox; telling a tree it will get better seems like something I would have done as a kid. He feels like he has let his friend down, but then winter arrives and adorns his tree in dazzling new decorations.

Tiphanie Beeke attended the Royal College of Art where she gained a Master's degree in Illustration and has since specialised in children's books. Since then I have written lots of stories about rabbits, bears, mules, dragons, hedgehogs, squirrels, mice, a kind-hearted but easily confused fox.The illustrations perfectly capture the sweetness and gentleness of the story and the final illustration held a beautiful surprise for me just as the tree holds a surprise for Fletcher! My three-year-old son didn't mind this story (especially since he's into foxes at the moment) and he loved the picture of the sparkly tree.

All in all, “Fletcher and the Falling Leaves” is a cute little story about the beauty of changes in the weather that I think many children who also love trees will enjoy for many years to come! My Thursday storytime had a lot of younger kids, and some of them lost interest partway through, although the adults seemed to enjoy it. It just left a bad taste in my mouth, and the rest of the book therefore vibed 'sentimental dreck' to me. Deeply attached to his favorite tree, Fletcher was terribly worried, as autumn proceeded, to notice it losing leaves.I sort of like how the story covers late autumn and early winter only; a part of me wanted more but I think the author made the correct choice of what time period to cover. Fletcher is such a sweet character, and the book's gentle exploration of accepting change is perfect. I love the way that Julia Rawlinson makes Fletcher into such a cute and determined character and what I really loved about Fletcher was how he did not understand about how it is natural for leaves to fall off the trees during winter and autumn but it made him into a caring and determined character which many children will definitely relate to Fletcher’s predicament as I am pretty sure that some small children wondered about what happens to the leaves on the trees during winter and autumn just like little Fletcher here! Fletcher loves his tree, but when autumn comes he begins to fear that something terrible is happening--for the leaves begin to turn color and fall off. The narrative itself captures a young child's uncertainty and fear, when confronted with change, while the beautiful pastel illustrations evoke all the magic of the season.