Is It Asleep?
$24.00
- Hardcover
32 pages
- Release Date
5 August 2025
Summary
Squirrel and his best friend, Pock the mushroom, sit on the old stump, watching birds fly by. When they’re tired of this, they take the path to the yellow meadow to listen to the blackbird sing. But today, the bird’s not there. The friends look everywhere. Finally they find it on the path, all stretched out and quite still. It must be sleeping. They sit down quietly and wait for the bird to wake.
This true-to-child story of a natural encounter with an animal that has died is both dryl…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9798765670521 |
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| Author: | Olivier Tallec |
| Publisher: | Lerner Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Gecko Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 32 |
| Release Date: | 5 August 2025 |
| Weight: | 399g |
| Dimensions: | 286mm x 207mm |
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Critics Review
“Inevitable reality finds a soft, welcoming cushion here. Prolific French author/artist Olivier Tallec, gently, comfortingly, kindly tackles the difficult reality of death…“—Shelf Awareness
“A laudably candid yet child-friendly examination of life and death.“—Kirkus Reviews
“Simple, to-the-point language brings the abstract topics of death, grieving, and carrying on into focus for children in this comforting picture book.“—Foreword Reviews
About The Author
Olivier Tallec
Olivier Tallec was born in Brittany, France. After graduating from the Ecole Superieure d’Arts Appliques Duperre in Paris, he travelled extensively and now lives and works in Paris. He has illustrated more than 60 books for children.
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