Duck, Death and the Tulip

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Countdown to Christmas in this gorgeous advent calendar featuring enchanting illustrations inspired by the Harry Potter films. I have so many thoughts on this book I don’t know where to start. I’m not a crier, but it had me teary. I like to think I’m quite brave, but it had me unsettled. The most conflicting part of all for me: this is a children’s picture book…It’s not something I like to make a habit of thinking about, but brushing the idea of dying to one side until it’s suddenly brought into sharp focus can’t be the way to go. Maybe a children’s picture book is a good starting place after all? Beautifully done in every respect, it is highly recommended for 4 to 8 year olds (public performance Saturday 23 March, 10am). Ente, Tod und Tulpe: Andrea Simon stellt Tanzfilm vor". Hofheimer Zeitung. 18 November 2011. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012 . Retrieved 8 May 2012.

Overall, I thought this was a nice book about life and death. It is certainly something that can be used in a classroom or even in a family setting that is dealing with the passing of a loved one or in situations where students or children have questions about death. Like other books about death, such as City Dog, Country Frog (Mo Willems, 2010), the author uses the season as a symbol/stage of life, which is something good for young readers to be aware of and look for in future readings. of the time because life is so colourful. But this is an antidote to that notion: Death has a personality and is The puppetry is impeccable, with Wilson and McNeil sharing so deftly you would swear there was twice the number of puppeteers. The flow of the story is gentle and intriguing, and the New Entrant audience that filled Downstage the day I saw it was utterly entranced. There is something infinitely tender in the way Death strokes her ruffled feathers into place, lifts her body and places it gently in the river, watching as she drifts off into the distance. "For a long time he watched her. When she was lost to sight, he was almost a little moved."Kate: I think it’s just an extraordinary book on so many levels. Is it a children’s book? Not [for] every [child], Non riporto mai, qui, gli albi illustrati che leggo per lavoro. Questo profilo si riempirebbe di consigli di lettura che non interesserebbero a nessuno e probabilmente non avrei neppure il tempo di starci dietro davvero - tolto che, il tutto, il più delle volte, si risolverebbe in una rapida attribuzione di stelline giacché per sopravvivere ai costi della vita "vera" devono catalogarne di decine alla volta. 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.

John: In the story and the illustrations we’ve got this life-affirming message about death. How’s that work? Great children’s story about death. I love the art and representation of death and the process of dying, and how it doesn’t film death in euphemisms. It shows kindness and generosity and friendship. Death doesn’t have any answers about death.

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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. Lerner Publishing Group is one of the nation’s largest independently owned children’s publishers with more than 6,500 books in print. Few readers could fail to be impressed in one way or another, by this outstanding book. It’s haunting and it’s hopeful. What more could anyone ask of great literature? guy says Death is envious of Life and I like the idea that they were kind of companions, in sort of conflict a lotVoy a incluir este cuento en mis libros leídos solo porque ya he terminado el desafío de lectura y porque este en concreto merece una reseña. Having failed to resolve the existential perplexity of nonexistence, they return to the simple satisfactions of living and decide to climb a tree. Explaining the topic of death in a way that is honest, lightly philosophical and with gentle humour, this enchanting book has been translated into multiple languages, adapted into an animated movie and short film and performed on stages worldwide. The ending isn’t sad, because it’s just life. And though this book may be intended for the more adult reader, it’s told so philosophically, and with such inherent humour, it’s suitable for kids of any age. Lenteren, Pjotr van (18 January 2008). "Een dode eend, een verlepte tulp en een extravagante hoed voor de koningin". de Volkskrant . Retrieved 8 May 2012.

Wolf Erlbruch received the Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 2006 and was the winner of the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award in 2017. I used the story this fall in discussions with undergraduate students. I also read it with my fourteen-year-old son and it led to a conversation about whether we would live forever if we could choose to do so. He said that he thought if we didn’t have death we’d have “no incentive to do anything” and that it would be hard to get older and weaker and never die. I asked him what he would do if he could choose to live forever at a certain age and stay that age always. We agreed that without change life would seem lifeless. We then talked about what happens when you die, whether the body’s death means the end of all consciousness and whether it’s possible that there are planes of existence beyond our ability to imagine. Wolf Erlbruch is a celebrated and inimitable German author and illustrator. He has received many awards, including the 2006 Hans Christian Andersen Medal for Illustration and the 2017 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. Cuter as a child-narrated video, but the message is worthy enough to justify this less-evanescent medium.

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Sieglinde Duchateau, in a review of the Dutch translation, also praised the book: "The atmosphere is warm, intimate, and full of comfort. In the masterpiece a difficult theme is made accessible for children in an idiosyncratic manner with a touch of humor." [4] This Webby award-winning video collection exists to help teachers, librarians, and families spark kid wonder and curiosity. TKSST features smarter, more meaningful content than what's usually served up by YouTube's algorithms, and amplifies the creators who make that content. Tender and direct, this is an excellent tool for helping to explain and talk about death, dying and bereavement with children