Richard Gleason’s middle-grade literary fiction novel, Sprout, a 100-page fairy tale about a boy’s journey of self-discovery and the meaning of life, teaching him lessons of wisdom, truth, and goodness. Refined and relaunched after thirty-five years since its original, traditional publication, Sprout is releasing this fall of 2022. In the story, when a young boy named Woodsprout comes of age, his father gifts him a treasure: an intricately handcrafted book bound in fine red leather

Exquisite modern-day fairy tale brings a philosophical adventure story to kids about the meaning of life. A journey of self-discovery teaches a boy lessons of wisdom, truth, and goodness. When a young boy named Woodsprout comes of age, his father gifts him a treasure: an intricately handcrafted book bound in fine red leather with the instruction that he fill up the pages with his life’s story. The ensuing journey has ‘Sprout’ on a quest for