Leap is a wonderful book all told in rhyme. It takes place on a farm the reader is introduced to various animals leaping. It all begins when a flea is bothered by midges and it sets off a chain reaction of leaping animals. After all the leaping, it ends with the flea once again, this time having a sleep. It is a fun, delightful book. It is beautifully illustrated in muted tones showing expression and action. The vocabulary is a bit difficult for little ones, so I would recommend this for children age 5 and up. Could be used as a mentor text for middle grade students showing reactions, inferencing and predicting as well as showing how rhyme or poetry can tell a story. A good book for school libraries. The publisher generously provided me with a copy of this book via Netgalley. ( )

Follow along as a flea then a grasshopper, then a bunny and so on all leap in their habitats. The story is rhythmic and would make a great read-aloud. The author uses vocabulary that would need some extra discussion for elementary students. ( )

The beautiful, mixed -media illustrations add a whimsical, almost dreamlike quality to this lyrical cause and effect story of nature that actually becomes a circle story. While the book as a whole is entertaining, the language is clunky in spots, and the font is extremely tiny for young readers or those trying to read it aloud to children. I recommend this title as an additional purchase only. ( )

Movement, and a complete story circuit - from leaping to sleeping ( )