Leef
Leef
Lover of Literature, Language, Lyrics, Legends & Lore
Lover of Literature, Language, Lyrics, Legends & Lore
Leef!
LEEF is a Lover of Literature, Language, Lyrics, Legends & Lore!(Can you say that FIVE time fast??? Challenge your family, friends and teachers! See who masters this tongue-twister first!)Leef Lonneberg lives in the old, abandoned Lorelia Public Library (or 'LPL' for short). Once a struggling reader, now he loves to read, read, read! He is ecstatic to access the secret vault of all that has ever been ‘written, read or said.'
As a ‘tween,’ LEEF makes no apologies for always having his nose in a book. He reads nonstop! LEEF is a fan of fiction--the stories of all people, places and times in all their rambunctious richness and narrative nuance. That’s why LEEF calls himself a ‘lover of literature, language, lyrics, legends and lore.’ (You should hear him say this five times fast!)You will learn more about LEEF inside but you can believe him when he says proudly, ‘You have the power to bring books to life—your life!’
Shrub-Enshrouded Entrance
Come inside The Old LPL! Sneak in through the shrub-enshrouded entrance!You may join LEEF and friends on their Literary Learning Journey (or LLJ for short)! The Old LPL is both a poetic and prosaic place for good, old-fashioned “Lit lovin’! ! (How about those two little words? Can you say them TEN times fast? Really really fast?)Join LEEF as he 'leefs' through the pages of books, letting them flutter and fly as his imagination takes flight with playful, pondering, page-turning fun! As LEEF says, "Fresh books are just as important as fresh vegetables." Get yours today!Time Travellers
"Dabble in the Past. Dwell in the Present. Dream about the Future."
Stacks & Staircases
Along with like-hearted readers, writers, researchers, and treasure seekers like you, LEEF and RENAI are enchanted by the stacks of books that line the laddered walls from floor to ceiling in The Old LPL.
Wisdom and wonder seekers by nature, they get joyfully lost in the stacks that make an a-maze-ing labyrinthe across the old, creaky, wooden floors and the secret staircases and tunnels tucked inside.
Each book holds "wor(l)ds of wisdom and wonder' that come to life as they 'leef' through dusty-musty ink-marked pages. The Old LPL is the place for educational trinket and treasure seekers of all times--past, present and future!
The shrub-enshrouded entrance is a key in the lock of LEEF's LLJ (Literary Learning Journey). Will it be yours?
Transcending Time
What's Inside The Old LPL?
That's up to YOU!
You have the power to bring books
to life as you 'leef'
through the pages.
ARE YOU LEEFING?
Community
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reader, writer, researcher
teacher, librarian counsellor
actualization advocate
"When a man makes up a story
for his child, he becomes
a father and a child together,
listening." (Rumi)
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Poet & Pen Pal
If you’re looking for a playful approach to Lit’ Lovin,’ you may want to visit LEEF's friend, frizzy-fuzzy, green-nosed Kwil. He is a master of rhythm, rhyme and chime!
Kwil is a poet and pen pal who uses poetry and word play to communicate with love, empathy and encouragement. As an interactive light verse lover, he uses the simplest abcb rhyme scheme so all ages and abilities may easily join the fun! Responding to "scribbles and scribes" from the youngest literacy learners has been his specialty for three decades.
Although shy, Kwil is a bold and bubbly cheerleader for literacy, creativity and social-emotional learning. With his love of learning, he personifies enthusiasm as "one of the most powerful engines of success" (as Emerson said). Picking up his pen, Kwil enters a state of flow and "transcendent selfhood" (as Csikszentmihalyi said). This is Kwil's joy and only claim to fame. As a poet and pen pal, he knows that enthusiasm and engagement precede erudition--the purposeful will to apply and master a skill!
Kwil creates and connects with children and creative inner children of all ages who love to keep their pencils moving, keyboards tapping, pages turning and imagination yearning!
Looking for Lit Lovers!
"Unlocking Wor(l)ds of
Wisdom and Wonder"
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