El Otono de Freddy la Hoja / The Fall of Freddy the Leaf [Paperback]

Leo F. Buscaglia (Author)

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Paperback
• Publisher: Emece Editores (June 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9500405385
• ISBN-13: 978-9500405386
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 8.1 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,910,986 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Coping with Death--A Story for Children and Adults, February 28, 2000

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Kimberley S. Spivey (Waycross, Georgia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: El Otono de Freddy la Hoja / The Fall of Freddy the Leaf (Paperback)

The Fall of Freddy the Leaf is an extraordinary book for anyone, especially children, to understand the beauty of life and the inevitability of death. The artful metaphor of a person's life being a leaf--whom we follow through his budding, existence, and finally, decay--gives word pictures to children who cannot yet comprehend what "death" means. The imagery creates a lasting comfort, not only for children, but also for adults who are having difficulty understanding "Why, God?" As for its basis on faith, the book is written so that any religion may adapt the metaphor to its own beliefs--after all, death is inevitable no matter what belief one embraces or denies.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Fall of Freddy the Leaf, October 29, 2001

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MK "music lover" (Newton, NJ United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: El Otono de Freddy la Hoja / The Fall of Freddy the Leaf (Paperback)

I bought this book when my son was small, to explain the concept of death to him. The story is told gently and lovingly and children relate well to it. I still have this book and my son is now 25 years old! This shows how much I appreciated it then and now I read it to my grandchildren!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book should be reprinted--for grown-ups., November 24, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: El Otono de Freddy la Hoja / The Fall of Freddy the Leaf (Paperback)

I just read this book at the funeral of a dear friend of mine who died in a house fire last week. This book offered the only crumb of comfort I have found in this tragic situation. The funeral attendees hung onto every word and many people thanked me for reading it. The overall theme is the cyclical nature of life and death, how each of us is an important part of the whole web of life, how there are things we simply will not understand in this lifetime. The book emphasizes the uniqueness of the individual, the need for acceptance of both life and death as natural events and the importance of finding the purpose of one's own life. My friend's youth (aged 40), desire to live and the violent nature of her death have made this loss very difficult for us survivors to accept and understand; the usual religious answers (of any religion) simply don't cut it in this situation and her family asked me specifically to read this book. I intend to lay in a stock to give to grieving friends in the future. I cannot believe it is out of print. What a sad commentary on our death-phobic culture. By the way, I am fifty years old and there were no children at this funeral. I would read or give this book to anyone, of any age, who is struggling with grief and the loss of a loved one.