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Leaf Trouble
by Jonathan Emmett
Illustrator: Caroline Jayne Church
Ages: 5 & Under
Published: 2009
Publisher: Chicken House
ISBN: 978-0-545-16070-4
Keywords: Seasons
At the first sign of fall, two squirrels have difficulty trying to attach leaves to save their tree, until their mother explains the change of seasons. Vibrant ink and collage illustrations.