The Boy and the Gorilla
$40.30
- Hardcover
48 pages
- Release Date
5 November 2020
Summary
When Loss Roars: A Boy, a Gorilla, and the Healing Power of Grief
This profoundly moving tale about a grieving boy and an imaginary gorilla makes real the power of talking about loss.
On the day of his mother’s funeral, a young boy conjures the very visitor he needs to see: a gorilla. Wise and gentle, the gorilla stays on to answer the heart-heavy questions the boy hesitates to ask his father: Where did his mother go? Will she come back home? Will we all die? Yet with the go…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781406395549 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1406395544 |
| Author: | Jackie Azúa Kramer, Cindy Derby |
| Publisher: | Walker Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Walker Books Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 48 |
| Release Date: | 5 November 2020 |
| Weight: | 400g |
| Dimensions: | 220mm x 274mm x 12mm |
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Critics Review
The beautiful watercolours on the spreads are as delicate as the way in which the book deals with loss. This picturebook is highly recommended as a very moving narrative that deals with a difficult topic in a poetic and compassionate way. * Children’s Books Ireland - Mind Yourself *
About The Author
Jackie Azúa Kramer
Jackie Azúa Kramer is the author of The Green Umbrella and If You Want to Fall Asleep. She was previously an actress, singer and school counselor. Jackie Kramer lives with her family in New York, USA.
Cindy Derby is the author-illustrator of How to Walk an Ant and the illustrator of the poetry collection Climbing Shadows by Shannon Bramer. Before she was an illustrator, she went to theater school and performed all over the world as a puppeteer. Cindy Derby lives in San Francisco USA.
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