Leaf By Stephen Michael King

This book caught my attention by the amount of green that the cover is colored in. I opened the book and read the cover page which states, “ideas, sound effects, and pictures by Stephen Michael King” and that is exactly what the book is about. I was really intrigued by how little words this picture book included, but how the story still read fluently with help from the images. There are simple illustrations that are painted in watercolor and outlined in pen. The little boy is the main character and he gets a seed planted on his head by a bird. The seed begins to grow into a plant, and the little boy and his dog go on adventures together. The mom tried to cut the boys hair, which was demonstrated through sound effects, but only succeeds in cutting the boys hair in the end of the picture book. The book made me realize how important illustrations are because they told the story on their own. I really enjoyed this book and felt that it would work really well in a classroom setting. I would recommend this book for grades first thru forth.