Michael Rosen's Sad Book
An award-winning picture book to help children and families deal with loss and grief
$17.42
- Paperback
40 pages
- Release Date
3 January 2011
Summary
A heartbreakingly honest account of a father’s grief for his son from the illustrious pairing of two former Children’s Laureates.
Very occasionally the term non-fiction has to stretch itself to accommodate a book that fits into no category at all. Michael Rosen’s Sad Book is such a book. It chronicles Michael’s grief at the death of his son Eddie from meningitis at the age of 19. A moving combination of sincerity and simplicity, it acknowledges that sadness is not always avoidable or …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781406317848 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1406317845 |
| Author: | Michael Rosen |
| Publisher: | Walker Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Walker Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 40 |
| Release Date: | 3 January 2011 |
| Weight: | 240g |
| Dimensions: | 8mm x 218mm x 292mm |
| Audience Age: | 5 |
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Critics Review
”* “… a masterpiece, beautifully judged, a book of honest grace.” Observer * “An outstanding book, head and shoulders over anything else, for any age.” Guardian”
Michael Rosen
Michael Rosen is an eminent writer, broadcaster, poet, performer and, in 2007, was nominated as the Children’s Laureate. He received the Eleanor Farjeon Award for services to children’s literature in 1997. He lives in London.
Quentin Blake was the very first Children’s Laureate. One of the world’s foremost illustrators, he has won numerous awards for his books and is most well-known for his work with Roald Dahl. He lives in London.
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