Children's Fiction, Family

Leo the Late Bloomer

Name: Leo the Late Bloomer
Author: Robert Kraus
ISBN: 9780878070428

by Robert Kraus, Jose Aruego

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Synopsis

When everyone starts blooming, poor Leo is left behind. He can't read, he can't write -- he can't even eat neatly. But with the encouragement of his mother and the patience of his father, Leo proves that eventually everyone blooms.

Children's Literature

Papa tiger is worried; Leo doesn't read, draw or talk. Mama is constantly reassuring-"Leo is just a late bloomer." Dad watches and watches. Finally Leo reads, writes, and speaks-not just words but whole sentences. A great book for late blooming kids and their parents. 1997 (orig.

About the Author, Robert Kraus

Robert Kraus is the author of Little Louie the Baby Bloomer and Leo the Late Bloomer, illustrated by Jose Aruego, and the author and illustrator of dozens of books for children.