Leif and the Fall
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Leif is a leaf. A worried leaf. It is autumn, and Leif is afraid to fall. "All leaves fall in the fall," say the other leaves. But Leif is determined to find a different way down, and with his friend Laurel, he uses the resources around him to create a net, a kite, a parachute in hopes of softening his landing. The clock is ticking, the wind is blowing. What will happen when a gust of wind pulls Leif from his branch?
In a culture that prizes achievement, kids are often afraid to fail--failing to realize that some of the very ideas that don't work are steps along the path to ones that will.
Allison Sweet Grant
Allison Sweet Grant is a writer and psychiatric nurse practitioner with dual masters degrees. Adam Grant is an organizational psychologist at Wharton who studies and teaches creativity and ingenuity. His business books Originals and Give and Take are acclaimed New York Times bestsellers that have been translated into 34 languages. His New York Times op-ed about raising a creative child has been shared over 300,000 times. Adam and Allison live in Pennsylvania with their three children.
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