🏆 Winner of the Golden Wizard Book Prize 2025 A fall festival hayride transforms into a jungle safari adventure—powered by imagination, courage, and lessons in kindness and faith-based values! Leland’s Jungle-Safari Hayride is a rhyming picture book for ages 3–6 that blends the excitement of autumn traditions with the wonder of creative play. Perfect for bedtime reading, preschool classrooms, and cozy storytime, this uplifting tale celebrates kindness, bravery, and the joy of believing in yourself. On this award-winning autumn safari adventure, children will: - Count pumpkins and celebrate the excitement of a harvest festival - Meet squirrels, birds, toads, and a funny cat—plus a dancing bear, mischievous monkey, and slithering snake as imagination brings the safari to life - Enjoy playful rhymes that make read-aloud time engaging and fun - Explore vibrant illustrations that spark curiosity and joy Why parents and teachers love it: - Encourages faith-based values through a wholesome autumn story - Builds early literacy, imagination, and creative thinking - Teaches courage, kindness, and the joy of learning—even without winning - Creates lasting seasonal traditions for families and classrooms Exclusive to the paperback edition: Over 35 bonus activity pages that keep kids learning and entertained long after the story ends! Includes coloring pages, letter tracing and early writing practice, counting and simple math games, mazes and word searches, write-your-own rhyme and letter prompts, fascinating animal facts, and more. A perfect Halloween and autumn storybook —order your copy today and give your child a story-and-activity adventure they’ll treasure year after year! "A magical autumn adventure! Kids will love the rhymes, the animals, and the fun activities that keep the story going long after the last page." - World of Books "A delightful seasonal story that sparks imagination and encourages kids to see adventure in everyday moments." "Perfect for preschool and kindergarten classrooms-this picture book blends fun rhymes with learning activities kids love." "A heartwarming autumn adventure that children will ask to read again and again." Ellarina Wragg is a children's author whose debut picture book, Leland's Jungle-Safari Hayride, was inspired by her grandmother's love of storytelling and a cherished moment with her nephew. Combining whimsical rhymes, vibrant illustrations, and a bonus educational section, her work celebrates imagination while supporting early learning skills. She works as a flight attendant, and when she is not flying, she enjoys treasure hunting with a metal detector on trips to Florida's Treasure Coast.