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Picture Book · Ages 4–7 · 2020
Dance Like a Leaf
Written by AJ Irving · Illustrated by Claudia Navarro
A girl navigates cherished autumn traditions as her grandmother's health wanes.
32 pages
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Bookroo's summary
A young girl steps into a new role as her grandmother's health fades, embracing their cherished autumn rituals. Through poetic prose and vivid illustrations, this story tenderly explores the beauty of life and the gentle acceptance of loss. As the leaves fall, will she find strength in their shared memories?
From the publisher
As her grandmother’s health declines, a young girl begins to lovingly take the lead in their cozy shared autumn traditions. Poetic prose paired with evocative illustrations by Mexican illustrator Claudia Navarro make for a beautiful celebration of life and a gentle introduction to the death of a loved one.
At a glance
- Format
- Pages
- 32
- Reading age
- 4–7
- Audience
- Picture
Inside the book
A peek between the covers
What readers & critics say
Reviews
4.8
out of 7
4.8
“This book is quite sad as the little girl watches her grandma deteriorate mentally and physically before passing away, but also captures the joy of remembering our loved ones and what they taught us.”
Marmee
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- Scholastic level
- M
Publication
- Published
- August 14, 2020
- Publisher
- Barefoot Books
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Picture Book
- Text details
- This book was typeset in Foglihten and Meridien
- Illustration details
- The illustrations were prepared in acrylics with digital retouching
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9781646860586
- LCCN
- 2020005227
- OCLC
- 1140359928
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