Here is Bod in autumn. All around him the leaves are changing colour and falling. Aunt Flo is very sad to see all the leaves falling from her cherry tree. But Bod cheers her up. "The leaves must fall before the blossoms can come again in the spring," he tells her. Aunt Flo is sad about her cherry tree, but Bod cheers her up by telling her about the cycle of death and rebirth, and that everything in life has a purpose.

Author Biography

Husband and wife Michael and Joanne Cole created numerous award-winning children's TV programmes for the BBC, including Fingerbobs, Bod and Ragtime, which featured illustrations by Quentin Blake.