Every morning Maya's mother picks leaves from a tree for their breakfast. But today Maya wants to do it all by herself. She tries reaching with a stick, squirting with her trunk and even headbutting the tree, but still the leaves don't fall. With the advice of her friends will she get the leaves?

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 1999 by Oxford University Press .

Ivan Bates was born in Northampton. He worked in various capacities in units for the mentally ill and handicapped before moving to Brighton and starting a career in illustration. He now lives in Norfolk with his wife, young son and two cats.