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Item specifics
- Condition
- PublishedOn
- 2009-11-01
- Title
- Duck, Death and Tulip
- ISBN
- 9781877467141
- EAN
- 9781877467141
- Publication Year
- 2016
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- Duck, Death and the Tulip
- Publisher
- Gecko Press
- Genre
- Juvenile Fiction
- Topic
- Social Themes / Death & Dying, General, Social Themes / Friendship, Animals / Ducks, Geese, Etc.
- Intended Audience
- Young Adults
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From award-winning author and illustrator, Wolf Erlbruch, comes one of the world's best children's books about grief and loss. Voted one of the 100 greatest children's books of all time by the BBC.In a curiously heart-warming and elegantly illustrated story, a duck strikes up an unlikely friendship with Death. Duck and Death play together and discuss big questions. Death, dressed in a dressing gown and slippers, is sympathetic and kind and will be duck's companion until the end. "I'm cold," she said one evening. "Will you warm me a little?"Snowflakes drifted down.Something had happened. Death looked at the duck.She'd stopped breathing. She lay quite still.Explaining the topic of death in a way that is honest, lightly philosophical and with gentle humor, this enchanting book has been translated into multiple languages, adapted into an animated movie and short film and performed on stages worldwide.Wolf Erlbruch received the Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 2006 and was the winner of the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award in 2017.Tender and direct, this is an excellent tool for helping to explain and talk about death, dying and bereavement with childrenLoved by adults and children, parents and grandparents, also suitable for schools, grief centers and counsellorsPraise for Duck, Death and the Tulip"The gold standard of picture books about death is Duck, Death and the Tulip...It's hard to describe how this extraordinarily tender book manages to be both heartbreaking and comforting, but it does."--The New York Times"The most extraordinary picture book I've seen in many a year. A duck becomes friends with Death, and it's the most natural thing in the world. Trust me, adults get far more weirded out by this book than children ever do. Amazing."--Patrick Ness, Time Out London"The most moving book I've read this year is the German picture book Duck, Death and The Tulip by Wolf Erlbruch, about the strange, uneasy friendship."--Meg Rosoff, The Financial Times"The German children's book author and illustrator Wolf Erlbruch offers a wonderfully warm and assuring answer in Duck, Death and the Tulip - a marvelous addition to the handful of intelligent and imaginative children's books about death and loss."--Maria Popova, Brainpickings"Duck, Death and the Tulip by Wolf Erlbruch is a superb picture book from Germany, that tells a gentle story of the relationship between Death and a duck. Death is portrayed as a sympathetic figure in a dressing gown who is with us all the time, but who only comes into Duck's consciousness towards the end of his life. It is warm, poignant and witty."--Anthony Browne, The Guardian
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Gecko Press
ISBN-10
1877467146
ISBN-13
9781877467141
eBay Product ID (ePID)
71854898
Product Key Features
Book Title
Duck, Death and the Tulip
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Social Themes / Death & Dying, General, Social Themes / Friendship, Animals / Ducks, Geese, Etc.
Intended Audience
Young Adults
Publication Year
2016
Genre
Juvenile Fiction
Dimensions
Item Length
12in
Item Height
0.3in
Item Width
9.8in
Item Weight
16.7 Oz
Additional Product Features
Grade from
Fourth Grade
Grade to
Twelfth Grade
Reviews
"When Duck finally notices that she is being followed by Death, she becomes frightened and inquisitive. Death patiently answers her questions, and the two speculate about the great beyond. What follows is the construct of a unique sort of friendship. However, this is not a book about friendship; it is a book about life's most pitiless inevitability. Eventually Duck feels the chill of a cool wind for the first time and, lying quite still, stops breathing. Death tenderly strokes her feathers, carries her to the great river, and gently sends her on her way. This book tackles a difficult subject with eloquent, yet unapologetic candor. The subject matter may frighten small children, and adults likely will take pause at the bluntness, but the story is heartwarming and incontrovertibly portrays Death with a compassionate personification. The surrealistic yet modest synthesis of collage and drawings is true to the simple elegance and poignancy of the text." --School Library Journal, "For me, the gold standard of picture books about death is 'Duck, Death and the Tulip,' by Wolf Erlbruch."--Sophie Blackall for The New York Times Book Review, "Erlbruch's text, in Chidgey's translation, offers plenty to talk about, with touches of gentle humor as well as some briskly summarized views of the afterlife. His illustrations likewise repay careful attention despite their apparent simplicity. Created primarily in subdued shades, they appear to incorporate drawing, painting, etching and collage, and they deftly convey both action and personality with a few lines. Adults looking for a unique, thoughtful perspective on a serious subject should definitely consider this--but be sure to preview it before sharing." --Kirkus Reviews, "Erlbruch does not offer readers explanation or comfort; instead, he uses his considerable artistic power to probe death's mystery." --Publishers Weekly, "For me, the gold standard of picture books about death is 'Duck, Death and the Tulip,' by Wolf Erlbruch. Duck meets Death, and she's horrified to realize he's been with her all along, waiting. It's hard to describe how this extraordinarily tender book manages to be both heartbreaking and comforting, but it does."--Sophie Blackall for The New York Times Book Review, "The surrealistic yet modest synthesis of collage and drawings is true to the simple elegance and poignancy of the text." --School Library Journal
Illustrated by
Erlbruch, Wolf
Copyright Date
2011
Target Audience
Young Adult Audience
Dewey Decimal
833.914
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
Number of Pages
38 Pages
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