Up In the Leaves: The True Story of the Central Park Treehouses

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Bob lived in the big city. The city was very crowded.
This charming picture book tells the true story of Bob Redman, who took refuge from the noise and the crowds of New York City in the natural beauty of Central Parkwhere he covertly built a series of amazing treehouses. He played cat-and-mouse with the park workers until he was finally caught. But his story has a happy surprise . . .

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Boss shares the tale of Bob Redman, a real arborist in New York, with simple, heartfelt language, displaying compassion and understanding of Bobs dedication to his trees. KirkusReviews

Christophs digitally rendered illustrations mimic watercolor, offering beautiful hues and visible, delicate brush strokes. . . . sure to inspire young arborists. School Library Journal
Boss shares the tale of Bob Redman, a real arborist in New York, with simple, heartfelt language, displaying compassion and understanding of Bobs dedication to his trees. KirkusReviews

Christophs digitally rendered illustrations mimic watercolor, offering beautiful hues and visible, delicate brush strokes. . . . sure to inspire young arborists. School Library Journal

Author Bio

Shira Boss is a writer who lives on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, three blocks from Central Park. Up in the Leaves is her second book. She earned undergraduate and graduate degrees from Columbia University, including a masters in Journalism. When her Japanese maple tree needed pruning, several people suggested she call arborist Bob Redman. He said it was the smallest tree he had ever worked on (about four feet high, in a pot). Now they have two sons, two whippetsand many more trees. Connect with them at shiraboss.com.

Jamey Christophs illustrations have appeared in The New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, and in several award-winning childrens books, including Gordon Parks: How the Photographer Captured Black and White America by Carole Boston Weatherford (Albert Whitman). Heworks out of his 1920s home in Cleveland Heights, OH, with his crazy dogs, Owen and Jack.