The Award-Winning Educational Gift for Kids • Ages 3 - 10
Leaf Sheep of the Sea Box with Book & Discovery Pocket Tee
A hardcover book by New York Times best-selling author Susan Verde, the matching Discovery Pocket tee, and a hands-on science surprise. One keepsake gift box, ready to give. $65, free shipping.
What's Inside:
- Hardcover book by New York Times best-selling author Susan Verde (2M+ copies sold), created with a Global Board of Educators
- Discovery Pocket tee in 60% organic cotton / 40% recycled polyester, tagless, sizes 3-4Y to 9-10Y
- Water-dissolve science activity + collectible backpack hangtag
- Premium keepsake box with magnetic latch, ready to gift as is
- 5% giveback to Yellowstone Forever
- 2026 Family Choice Award Winner · National Parenting Product Award · Parents' Picks Award
Material & Size Information:
60% Organic Cotton, 40% Recycled Polyester
This item runs true to size. If your child is in between sizes, we recommend sizing up.
What Makes Us Unique:
The story doesn't stay on the page. Most books get read and shelved. Here, the book and the tee are designed as one experience: the Discovery Pocket hides a print of the very spring the story explains, so kids carry the wonder with them and get to be the expert when someone asks "what is that?"
Written by a best-selling author, built with global educators. Susan Verde is a New York Times best-selling children's author with over 2 million copies sold, and every box is developed with our Global Board of Educators.
Multi-Sensory Learning: Kids learn best when they can see, touch, and explore new ideas in different ways. Pairing stories with visual themes and hands-on activities makes learning more engaging and memorable.
A gift that gives twice. First, to the kid who receives it, then to the world they are learning about. 5% of your order goes to Yellowstone Forever to help protect the very place this story comes from.
Leaf Sheep of the Sea Box with Book & Discovery Pocket Tee
Stories kids read. Ideas kids wear.
This is the complete Leaf Sheep experience in one ready-to-gift box: a hardcover book by New York Times best-selling author Susan Verde, the matching Peek-and-Discover tee, and a hands-on science surprise, all packed in a premium keepsake box with a magnetic latch. No wrapping paper required.
The story. The leaf sheep is a sea slug barely a quarter inch long, so new to science it was only discovered off the coast of Kuroshima, Japan in 1993. It steals chloroplasts from the algae it eats and uses them to make energy from sunlight, like a plant. Scientists call that kleptoplasty. Kids call it the best word they've ever said out loud. Susan Verde turns this tiny animal into a page-turner filled with real photography, prediction prompts, and vocabulary like "cerata" and "rhinophores."
The tee. Butter-soft, tagless, made from organic cotton and recycled polyester. A peek-and-discover flap hides a leaf sheep underneath. Kids lift it, show it off, and get to explain the animal that eats sunlight to everyone who asks "what is that?"
The first discovery happens before the book is even opened: a small bag that dissolves completely in water, revealing a collectible hangtag for their backpack. Yes, that is real science too. The book explains how it works.
Ages 4 to 10. Sizes 3-4Y to 9-10Y. Free shipping on all orders. 5% of your order supports Ocean Blue Project, a nonprofit dedicated to marine conservation.
About The Book
An interactive children's book, written by New York Times best-selling author Susan Verde
We know what life can look like on land, but under the sea is a whole new world, filled with all kinds of creatures. Have you ever heard of a Leaf Sheep? One of the cutest and most unusual animals on the planet, the Leaf Sheep is small, but complex. What is so amazing about these little sea slugs?
As children turn the pages of this book, they will encounter striking photographs of the leafy green sea creature known as the Leaf Sheep. They will discover why it carries this unusual name, what scientists call it, and whether it is truly related to sheep or has more in common with plants and trees. Readers will learn where the Leaf Sheep lives, what it eats, and how it performs photosynthesis—creating and storing energy that it turns into food.
It is written and designed to reflect the Leaf Sheep off the Sea collection and appeal to and engage a wide variety of developmental stages, giving families a reason to move away from a screen, to sit together, and find joy in reading.
Research in child development and brain science tells us that multi-sensory learning improves focus, helps children make connections between ideas, and supports long-term retention. The Enlightened Generation experience uses reading, sight, touch and conversation to support deeper understanding and stronger memory.
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Learning Through Story
Each clothing item is paired with an original children’s book, reinforcing a clear learning theme through age-appropriate storytelling.
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Built for Conversation
Story-inspired designs invite questions and spark discussion, helping learning continue long after reading time ends.
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Screen-Free Engagement
The experience encourages learning without screens: supporting focus, imagination, and meaningful interaction.
Designed for Conversation
Each order includes a beautifully designed box, a themed book, and your selected clothing. All three elements are intentionally connected to create an immersive, hands-on learning experience.