Books like Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf
By Lois Ehlert
For the kid who collects leaves on every walk and wants to know what's really happening inside that tree, this book turns curiosity into real answers. Bright, papery, and grounded — collage artwork that feels like it came straight from a backyard.
A time-traveling guide skydives into Sequoia National Park, leading young explorers through groves of giant trees to uncover the park's history, wildlife, and a hidden danger threatening its ancient giants.
A boy named Liam finds a struggling garden hidden in his gray city and starts tending it, slowly coaxing green life to spread through the streets he calls home.
A curious young girl goes looking for water all around her — finding it as a lake, steam, a tear, even a snowman — and discovers it's hiding in more places than she ever expected.
A tour through the natural world reveals how seeds travel to new ground — riding ocean waves, rolling in dung beetle balls, or drifting away on the wind.
A child looks closely at a single flower, using every sense to explore its color, its scent, its texture — and discovers a whole universe unfolding from one small bloom.
A quiet walk through woods, pasture, and pond becomes a chance to spot birds, insects, and other hidden creatures as die-cut flaps fold out to reveal what's really there.
A curious girl reaches into Van Gogh's Sunflowers painting to grab seeds for her own garden, but tips the vase over, sending flowers everywhere and pulling a nearby painted friend into the chaos.
Monarch butterflies leave Canada each fall and fly all the way to Mexico, crossing snow-capped mountains and deserts to reach the forests their ancestors once called home.
A rhyming picture book moves through the many shades of green — forest green, lime green, firefly green, sea green — using die-cut pages that turn one green into another before your eyes.
An alphabet journey through iconic fine art, pairing each letter with a famous painting — spotting the earring in Vermeer's Girl with the Pearl Earring, counting fruit in Cezanne's still life, and more.
A father and daughter hike down into the Grand Canyon, layer by layer, uncovering fossils and creatures that reveal millions of years of history hidden in the rock.
