| All the Dear Little Animals Contributor(s): Nilsson, Ulf (Illustrator), Eriksson, Eva (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1903458943 ISBN-13: 9781903458945 Publisher: Hawthorn Press OUR PRICE: $16.16 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Death, Grief, Bereavement - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 550 |
| Series: Hawthorn Children's Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 8.3" W x 8.4" (0.60 lbs) 35 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Three children 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... All the Dear Little Animals is a picture book for children aged five and up, and covers a difficult subject in a wonderfully unsentimental way. It describes exactly the way children resolve big issues--through play. It was chosen by Swedish children as one of their favorite books in 2008. Eva Eriksson is one of Sweden's best-loved children's illustrators, winning the Astrid Lindgren and prestigious August prizes. Ulf Nilsson is a celebrated Swedish children's writer, who has won the August and US Batchelder prizes. (Ages 5-8) |
Contributor Bio(s): Eriksson, Eva: - Ulf Nilsson is a multi-award-winning Swedish author who has written more than 100 children's and picture books.Nilsson, Ulf: - Ulf Nilsson, a celebrated children's writer in Sweden and a winner of the August and American Batchelder awards, was born in 1948 in Helsingborg. In 1992, Nilsson began biblical research at the University of Lund because he takes an interest in the subject and finds the Bible stories to be cornerstones of Western culture and moral concepts. Stories from the Bible are retold in many of his books, but in a new way. Together with illustrator Anna-Clara Tidholm, Ulf Nilsson won the most prestigious Swedish literary award 2002, the August Prize, for Goodbye, Mr. Muffin. |