Badger's Parting Gifts

by Susan Varley, Susan Varley (Illustrator)

Overview

Badger's friends are sad when he dies but treasure the memories he left them. "The gentle message holds particular validity for children and is conveyed in a tenderhearted. ..manner."— Book1ist.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780688026998
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	05/08/1984
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	9.84(w) x 8.54(h) x 0.36(d)
Lexile:	AD770L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Susan Varley was born in Blackpool, England, in 1961, and studied illustration and graphic design at Manchester Polytechnic. She is the author-illustrator of Badger’s Parting Gifts, for which she won the Mother Goose Award as "the most exciting newcomer to British children’s book illustration."

Susan Varley was born in Blackpool, England, in 1961, and studied illustration and graphic design at Manchester Polytechnic. She is the author-illustrator of Badger’s Parting Gifts, for which she won the Mother Goose Award as "the most exciting newcomer to British children’s book illustration."

Editorial Reviews

Warm and sensitive illustrations reflect the hopeful mood of this tale about woodland animals learning to accept their friend Badger's death. Ages 4-up. (July)

Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly

This is a particualrly good book for children who lose pets that are older or in pain. It softly describes Badger's death and how his friends transform their grief by seeing how Badger lives on in the "parting gifts" he's left them.

Children's Literature - Susie Wilde

Badger's friends are overwhelmed with their loss when he dies. By sharing their memories of his gifts, they find the strength to face the future with hope. Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.

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