Leafy G. and Sissy: What Makes You Different?

By Selina G. Smith

Leafy G finds himself abandoned in the forest for being a leaf of a different color. He overcomes many obstacles of loneliness and growing pains. He finds and adopts Sissy as his own and together they teach the other leaves exciting new rules, words, manners and morals.

Leafy G was written to enhance the vocabulary and to promote a positive influence on todays young minds. It sends a strong message of the beauty of unity. It has captured the attention of children ages two to fifteen and has been a welcomed tool for parents, teachers, and counselors.

We invite you to explore the world of LEAFY G and SISSY in WHAT MAKES YOU DIFFERENT?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Aug 6, 2003
• ISBN: 9781477181300

Selina G. Smith

Selina and Cynthia are both natives of Sylacauga Alabama. From their earliest childhood memories, they were dubbed "best friends." At age 10 they won a writing/coloring contest. From this time in1971, Selina began drawing cartoon characters which Cynthia would create stories for. By 1978, they had a collection of stories, poems, and illustrations. Selina's creation of Leafy G was a fun, exciting, effective way of teaching her young daughter and later other children manners, morals, kindness, compassion and generosity. Cynthia Grimmett published her first collection of poems Never Cry Alone in1994. Leafy G and Sissy carries a similar message...the importance of cultivating true friendships.

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Copyright © 2002 by Selina G. Smith and Cynthia Grimmett. 17512-WALL

ISBN #: Softcover 978-1-4010-8913-9

ISBN #: Ebook 978-1-4771-8130-0

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My name is Leafy G. I was born in this forest many years ago. At that time, every leaf looked the same. It was very boring because everything was green. As I got older, I noticed some of the leaves changing colors. It was exciting to see all the different colors. The leaves were beautiful when they stood together. They looked like a rainbow.

Then one day, something changed. The different color leaves stopped mixing with leaves that were not the same color as they were. They packed up their children and families and moved to the outer edges of the forest. The orange leaves moved to the north. The