All the Dear Little Animals

Ulf Nilsson author Julia Marshall translator Eva Eriksson illustrator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Gecko Press

Published:1st Jan '20

Should be back in stock very soon

All the Dear Little Animals cover

"First published as a picture book, All the Dear Little Animals has always felt to me like a full novel, with a novel’s shape and depth. We are releasing this chapter book format for early readers who will love the dry humour and wonderfully rounded story." Julia Marshall, Publisher

A funny illustrated chapter book about three children who decide someone must bury all the world’s poor dead animals"The whole world is full of dead things," said Esther. "In every bush there is a bird, a butterfly, a mouse. Someone must be kind and look after them. Someone must make a sacrifice and see that all these things are buried." "Who must?" I asked. "We must," she said. Esther was very brave. I was little and scared. One summer’s day we started a business called Funerals Ltd., to help all the poor dead animals in the world. Esther did the digging, I wrote the poems, and Esther’s little brother, Puttie, cried.

"First published in Sweden, the book has a childlike tone that is reverent, winsome, and matter-of-fact. . . . [T]his pitch-perfect book shows children dealing with death in their own ways and then moving on."—starred, Booklist

  • 2021 USBBY Outstanding International Book
  • Kirkus Best Children's Books
  • 101 Great Books for Kids Reading List
  • Prairie Bloom Award Nominee

ISBN: 9781776572823

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 135g

64 pages