Not being of Indian descent I am probably not the person to review this book. With that in mind please know that any misunderstanding of meaning or anything else is mine and mine alone. Now overall, if I skipped the message from the Dalai Lama and from the supreme head of Buddha dharma and just read the story, I probably would have generally liked it. I did like the note from Dalai Lama because it gave me, a non-Buddhist and non-Indian, a little understanding of the idea of the leaf. However, the message from the supreme head of the institution of Buddha Dharma should have come in at the end. I am not 100% sure if this book was translated or not, but if it wasn’t translated then what the the institute put their message doesn’t make sense because this is not a rhyming book, this is a repeating book. Overall, I find the story interesting, and the graphics go with it perfectly. It’s a light introduction to the thought of “me” as part of a circle of life and ever after. In this instance I think the guidance for parents and teachers at the end is very helpful.