A fable, then a romp, then a world built to scale.
A complete illustrated chapter-book trilogy. One rescued cat, one growing cast, and by the third book, a world with more story in it than any single page count.
Leo, a housecat who suddenly loses his home, is found and taken in by an animal community called The Garden. Each book sends him and a widening cast out on a rescue: a mother separated from her young, a family in the path of a bulldozer, a bear cub taken by strangers. They’re bound together by a code, the rules of the garden:
Be kind.
Share food.
Tell the truth.
Laugh more.
Make things better.
Three books, one escalating world
Book One
Leo and the Crows
a fable of finding home
Turned out of the only home he’s known, Leo is found by Mouse, who leads him to The Garden, where a mischievous pair of twin crow chicks and their family make room for one more.
ISBN 978-1-7325337-1-4 · in print · audiobook available
Book Two
Leo and the Foxes
a romp with real stakes
A construction site is closing in on a fox den. Leo, Mouse, a fast-talking starling named Bradley in love with a fox named Zelda build a wagon from salvaged parts to get four newborn kits out before the machinery, and an animal-trafficking ring, reach them.
ISBN 978-1-7325337-2-1 · in print
Book Three
Leo at the Circus
the world opens up
The crew sets out to rescue a kidnapped bear cub from a visiting circus and comes home with far more than they left for. A stopped land deal, a rescued circus family who move into the valley for good, and a cast large enough to carry the series well past book three.
manuscript complete · full synopsis on request
The creative team
Author
Helen Rosenau
Created and wrote the Leo Land series and its world, The Garden.
Illustrator
Scarlet Weaver
Illustrated books one and two, carrying a consistent visual world across the series.
Narrator
Karm Hagedorn
Narrates the Leo and the Crows audiobook.
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