Eve

I wrote this book with three things in mind. First, as a kid growing up in the hardwood trees of Southwestern Pennsylvania, I played in chest-deep leaves every fall. The smell of those leaves is something I will never forget. Second, wondering if a leaf would travel over miles on the wind if there were not so many things to stop it gave me the idea for this book Third, I saw how water had a big effect on how long a leaf would float before becoming water soaked and sink. I wanted to combine a geography lesson with a kids' imagination. It is my hope that those youngsters who read this will believe a leaf really had a mind and a spirit. It is meant to be read to them as a bedtime story.