Leif and the Fall, Allison Sweet Grant
Leif and the Fall, Allison Sweet Grant
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Leif and the Fall

Author: Allison Sweet Grant, Adam Grant

Narrator: Allison Sweet Grant, Adam Grant

Unabridged: 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/08/2020


Synopsis

Persistence and creativity can lead to amazing things, as Leif the leaf discovers in this lovely storybook from Allison Sweet Grant and Adam Grant, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Originals.

Leif is a leaf. A worried leaf. It is autumn, and Leif is afraid to fall. "All leaves fall in the fall," say the other leaves. But Leif is determined to find a different way down, and with his friend Laurel, he uses the resources around him to create a net, a kite, a parachute in hopes of softening his landing. The clock is ticking, the wind is blowing. What will happen when a gust of wind pulls Leif from his branch?

In a culture that prizes achievement, kids are often afraid to fail--failing to realize that some of the very ideas that don't work are steps along the path to ones that will.

About The Author

Allison Sweet Grant is a writer and psychiatric nurse practitioner with dual masters degrees. Adam Grant is an organizational psychologist at Wharton who studies and teaches creativity and ingenuity. His business books Originals and Give and Take are acclaimed New York Times bestsellers that have been translated into 34 languages. His New York Times op-ed about raising a creative child has been shared over 300,000 times. Adam and Allison live in Pennsylvania with their three children.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Sara on September 01, 2020

My littlest kiddos (five and four) really adored this book a lot. We've already read it so much I'm fairly certain I can recite it and they've practiced being a leaf while falling off the couch. All fun stuff. HA! The greater messages of courage, perseverance, and creativity are really wonderful and......more

Goodreads review by Shaye on December 31, 2020

Leif is fearful of falling. The other leaves laugh at him and continually remind him that all leaves fall. It's what they're meant to do. But Leif is still afraid. His good buddy Laurel helps him come up with many options for a safe fall, but all of them fail. In the end, he survives the fall and al......more

Goodreads review by Bree on October 05, 2024

Fear of falling and failure. Leif hears all the other leaves telling him that all leaves fall in the fall but he uses resources to try and change his fate.......more

Goodreads review by Kirsti on September 30, 2020

Pleasant story about failing forward to success.......more

Goodreads review by Susan on January 07, 2021

Leif and the Fall By Allison Sweet Grant @allisonsweetgrant and Adam Grant Illustrated by Merrilee Liddiard Published by @penguinkids Thank you to @kccpr for the review copy of this book. All opinions are my own. Leif has a huge worry. It’s autumn and he knows leaves fall from trees, but he’s terrified a......more


Quotes

A Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance Bestseller

"A clever and triumphant tale by the Grants showcasing how even discarded ideas can build a foundation for great things. Kids will love examining the mixed media and digital collage creations of Liddiard." —School Library Journal

"The narrative is written in present tense—a clever choice to underscore the immediacy of Leif’s anxiety . . . A polished, clever take on the falling-leaf narrative." —Kirkus

"Liddiard's mixed-media illustrations, in appropriately autumnal hues, depict the expressive, anthropomorphized leaf characters, along with other creatures, such as inchworms and ladybugs . . . this highlights the rewards of supportive friendship and the worthy notion that even failures may have value." —Booklist