Leaf stone beetle

by Ursula Dubosarsky, Gaye Chapman (Illustrator )

Leaf Stone Beetle is a gentle and charming tale about a leaf, a stone and a beetle whose lives are disrupted by a storm. They lose their communities, their homes and their moorings, but by chance and effort they find solace and new community with each other. In the deftly talented hands of Ursula Dubosarsky, Leaf Stone Beetle is also a meditation on disruption, transience and eternity.

32 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2018

About the author

Ursula Dubosarsky is an award-winning author of numerous books for children and young adults. About The Golden Day, her first book with Candlewick Press, she says, "The little girls watch, wonder, respond, change, and grow — and then their childhood is gone, forever. This element of the story, I suppose, is at least partly autobiographical. But, as I say — all of our teachers come home safe and sound in the end." Ursula Dubosarsky lives in Australia.

Reviews

[Desna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sweet book about how things change and accepting new ways, new beginnings.

[Idris Blue · Rating 3 out of 5]

I won this book during a booktober challenge and thought I’d read it before passing it on.

It’s a sweet story about changing and feeling unsure of change. Great book for young kids.