I love the way that Julia Rawlinson makes Fletcher into such a cute and determined character and what I really loved about Fletcher was how he did not understand about how it is natural for leaves to fall off the trees during winter and autumn but it made him into a caring and determined character which many children will definitely relate to Fletcher’s predicament as I am pretty sure that some small children wondered about what happens to the leaves on the trees during winter and autumn just like little Fletcher here!

Originally published in Britain as Ferdie and the Falling Leaves (and subsequently published by Scholastic, for the American school-market, as The Fox and the Falling Leaves), this delightful autumn picture-book follows the story of a young fox, and his somewhat less-than-graceful adjustment to the changing of the seasons. Fletcher and the Falling Leaves” is a cute story about the beauty of changes in weather that I am sure that many children who are interested in knowing what happens to the trees during winter and autumn will easily enjoy for many years!

edit: I just read Leaf Trouble and I like it much more, and not only because the mom actually explains what is happening, and what will happen in the spring.

He feels like he has let his friend down, but then winter arrives and adorns his tree in dazzling new decorations. All of the copies in the library system were checked out or requested, so I used my own, and it was really special.

As the leaves begin falling off the tree, he attempts to save them and keep them tethered to the tree.

Fletcher And The Falling Leaves features cozy artwork, introducing readers to a curious fox named Fletcher whose looking to protect his favorite tree as the seasons change and the leaves begin to fall. All in all, “Fletcher and the Falling Leaves” is a cute little story about the beauty of changes in the weather that I think many children who also love trees will enjoy for many years to come!

Young readers will share the feelings of wonder and empathy as they curl up with a parent or gather in circle time to enjoy this beautiful picture book. Julia Rawlinson has certainly done an awesome job at writing this story about a young fox’s attempts to save the tree he loves! The illustrations perfectly capture the sweetness and gentleness of the story and the final illustration held a beautiful surprise for me just as the tree holds a surprise for Fletcher! This book was selected as one of the October 2011 - Autumn and Halloween reads at the Picture-Book Club in the Children's Books Group here at Goodreads.

This went over very well on Saturday, when there were more preschoolers and kindergartners, and I enjoyed sharing it. I have always loved writing poetry - I enjoy the sound and rhythm of words and the first things I published were poems. I could definitely relate to this fox; telling a tree it will get better seems like something I would have done as a kid. I sort of like how the story covers late autumn and early winter only; a part of me wanted more but I think the author made the correct choice of what time period to cover. Fletcher than goes to the tree every day to keep the leaves on the tree; however, when winter came, Fletcher noticed that all the leaves were starting to fall off more rapidly than before.Fletcher and the Falling Leaves” is a children’s book by Julia Rawlinson along with illustrations by Tiphanie Beek and it is about a young fox named Fletcher who tries to save a tree’s leaves from falling off during autumn and winter. Deeply attached to his favorite tree, Fletcher was terribly worried, as autumn proceeded, to notice it losing leaves.