Well, this was a clunky piece. It sort of shows us a leaf on a tree that has to go through its usual cycle, of losing its green colour and dropping to earth, so we get a bit of nature science and biology, but it's actually about the fact the leaf has such a massive self-doubt about the commitment required to leave the tree. So it's clunky not because of its ultimate lesson, and encouraging mood, but it is certainly clunky for having such an unusual 'character'. It's also quite clunky in having very badly punning speech in a clunkingly large font. It was perfectly passable, but I can't believe there aren't better examples of people taking the plunge that very young readers could more easily empathise with. Two and a half stars.

This is such an adorable book! As a teacher, I think this book will be perfect for the beginning of the school year, and I will definitely be purchasing it to read to my students! The story is a great way to show students that even though we might struggle with something, we can overcome our fears! I loved the addition of the progress report at the end of the book.