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Description for Badger's Parting Gifts
hardcover. Badger is so old that he knows he will soon die. He tries to prepare his friends for this event, but he does die, they are still grief-stricken. Gradually they come to terms with their grief by remembering all the practical things Badger taught them, and so Badger lives on in his friends' memories of him. Num Pages: 32 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: YFP. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 219 x 263 x 9. Weight in Grams: 314.
Badger is so old that he knows he will soon die. He tries to prepare his friends for this event, but he does die, they are still grief-stricken. Gradually they come to terms with their grief by remembering all the practical things Badger taught them, and so Badger lives on in his friends' memories of him.
Badger is so old that he knows he will soon die. He tries to prepare his friends for this event, but he does die, they are still grief-stricken. Gradually they come to terms with their grief by remembering all the practical things Badger taught them, and so Badger lives on in his friends' memories of him.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Andersen Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
32
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780862640620
SKU
9780862640620
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-16
About
Susan Varley is a prize-winning artist who has illustrated many books for Andersen Press. Her picture book Badger's Parting Gifts is one of the most enduring of all time, winning many prizes, including the Mother Goose Award in 1985. Ginette Thomas lives in Aberdeenshire in Scotland. She has three children.
Reviews for Badger's Parting Gifts
I bow down to this one. It left me with a lump in the throat, and I would have no qualms at all about recommending it to any child. Tender, poignant, touching. Good book.
Martin Waddell
Irish News
Varley's text is sensitive, comforting, gentle. This is one sensible and honest approach to death for the ... Read more
Martin Waddell
Irish News
Varley's text is sensitive, comforting, gentle. This is one sensible and honest approach to death for the ... Read more