Fresh Fall Leaves

by Betsy Franco

"Describes the many things one can do with fallen leaves..."

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Fiction, Realistic Fiction

Paperback

First published January 1, 1994

About the author

Betsy Franco is an accomplished and versatile author whose body of work spans over 80 published titles, including fiction, young adult novels, picture books, and poetry collections. Known for her creative, collage-like approach to storytelling, Franco has also written a screenplay for each of her novels, with Naked optioned for film and The Art of Love currently in post-production.
Franco has a strong background in film and theater, having served as the screenwriting mentor for Metamorphosis, Junior Year, a film adaptation of her novel and play. The project was a family collaboration involving her sons James and Tom Franco, and it was well received at major festivals including Cinequest and Mill Valley, earning recognition as a top ten film by the San Jose Mercury News.
Her creative partnerships with her sons continue across various mediums: she appeared in James Franco’s film The Broken Tower and on General Hospital, while Tom Franco has illustrated her books and co-produced films with her. She also works closely with her son Dave Franco, who assists with her writing projects and participated in the audiobook of Metamorphosis, Junior Year alongside James.

Reviews

[Mary Alexandre · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you live in an area such as New England that enjoys the numerous leaves falling to the ground during the Fall season, you may remember the fun that freshly fallen leaves provided for you and your friends. As you raked them into piles and then proceeded to jump, hide, and throw them during an afternoon of Fall fun? This is what the two characters experience in this simply written, well illustrated book that will appeal to young readers. Another added bonus is that the two main characters are Caucasian and African American. Their race is not a focus of the story but rather, simply depicts two children having fun. This book would be a nice introduction to young students who may not be exposed to different races in their environment. It would also provide African American students a text containing a character that looks similar to them just having fun without focusing on their skin color.

[Whitney Leanhart · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fresh Fall Leaves was an easy book to read and follow. It was about leaves and everything you can do with them. Just a fun book to read when fall is the season because it is a simple reminder that leaves can be a fun activity to do outside.

[Sadia Mansoor · Rating 4 out of 5]

An orange, brown & yellowish colored storybook, depicting the Autumn season perfectly ^_^
Enjoy these colors here.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=it5ov...

[Jc · Rating 3 out of 5]

Can not be anything more fun for kids in autumn than to jump and play with the fall-colored leaves.

[Cindy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Copyright 1994, this is a Scholastic book. Preschool & easy reader, older children will be bored.
Things you can do with fallen leaves.
I wasn't crazy about the illustrations.

[Melissa Namba · Rating 4 out of 5]

A nice basic book that gives various and alternate ideas of things to do with Fall Leaves. Great for toddlers with short attention spans.

[J.]

J read 10-2020

[Juliette · Rating 3 out of 5]

Used with PK, TK, and K in a leaf/rake lesson. Paired with raking leaf activity and art project.

[Susan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Simple and colorful story for young children to learn to read or just enjoy the pictures.

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very short book about all the things you can do with leaves during the fall months. There's not a whole lot to the story really, but the illustrations are colorful and fun.

[Violet Holmes · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute and short book about the fun of leaves changing in autumn. Good for babies to pre-k/kindergarten! Can't wait to read it to my little nephews!

[Sabrina Acosta]

Fresh Fall Leaves by Betsy Franco Illustrated by Shari Halpern

Reading level: 1.4
Interest level: K-2

Shelves: beginning reader, picture book, RED 315

This easy read is very colorful and I think would really appeal to young children. The sentences are about three words but there are some difficult words such as leaves. I would use this book to build confidence in a child who is struggling in reading.

[Shelby Usrey · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is very short and simple. It talks about fall leaves and the many ways children could play or have fun with them. It could be used in the classroom to explain the seasons and how/why leaves in the fall change from green to different colors.

[Tynisha Thompkins]

Good to use when introducing the season FALL/AUTUMN

[Katie Beck · Rating 2 out of 5]

I think that this is a good book to read to one or two year olds. It is a good book to help introduce Fall or Autum to young children.

[LeeAnn G · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great Book to read to a perfect little God-Daughter on a cold, sunny day.

[Beverly Kennett · Rating 4 out of 5]

Easy reader, good for teaching the "ing" chunk or verbs to primary grades.

[Katie Carlisle · Rating 2 out of 5]

Very basic, beginner book about what most people do in leaves. Would be a good book to use in younger grades to introduce a unit over leaves in the fall.