this is a fable for anyone who has ever been afraid of facing the unknown—and a celebration of the friends who help us take the leap. the little yellow leaf was one of the new york times’s best illustrated books of the year. author/illustrator carin berger works in her signature mixed media that include exquisite cut-paper collages made from everyday items – a 1914 water bill, graph paper, faded snippets books or articles in several languages. her most memorable illustration helps to show how the yellow leaf clings to its branch day and night: it’s a two-page image of the sun made from thousands of tiny hand-cut squares and rectangles, each unique, laid out in a parquet design - beautiful in its own right, and an outstanding example of the beauty of recycled objects.