Duck, Death and the Tulip

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Most adults don’t know exactly how to breech the ominous subject of death with their children and often come up with a euphemistic metaphor that may far from adequately explain the end of life. So for a book to be able to offer children, and their parents, a clear and uncompromising view of death without being too scary or saccharine is a triumph. This is a large-size picture book with an equally big heart. Its author/illustrator won the 2006 Hans Christian Andersen Award for illustration. In the jury citation he was described as `one of the great innovators and experimenters of contemporary children’s book illustration. Sometimes simple and elemental, at other times dense and intricate, he is always playful, humorous and philosophical.’. John: In the story and the illustrations we’ve got this life-affirming message about death. How’s that work? New Fall 2022: WOW Stories, Global Literacy Communities: Selecting and Discussing Global Literature. I used the story this fall in discussions with undergraduate students. I also read it with my fourteen-year-old son and it led to a conversation about whether we would live forever if we could choose to do so. He said that he thought if we didn’t have death we’d have “no incentive to do anything” and that it would be hard to get older and weaker and never die. I asked him what he would do if he could choose to live forever at a certain age and stay that age always. We agreed that without change life would seem lifeless. We then talked about what happens when you die, whether the body’s death means the end of all consciousness and whether it’s possible that there are planes of existence beyond our ability to imagine.

EN: I absolutely adore this picture book. It is short, sweet, and the illustrations are beautiful. I think it would be the perfect way to explain a sudden passing or death in general to children. The entire book feels incredibly peaceful and I think that is incredibly important when you inform a child about this natural process so you do not add unnecessary fear. Sieglinde Duchateau, in a review of the Dutch translation, also praised the book: "The atmosphere is warm, intimate, and full of comfort. In the masterpiece a difficult theme is made accessible for children in an idiosyncratic manner with a touch of humor." [4] Ente, Tod und Tulpe: Andrea Simon stellt Tanzfilm vor". Hofheimer Zeitung. 18 November 2011. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012 . Retrieved 8 May 2012. JANELLE: As we read and discussed this book in class, we all were cognizant of the fact we had begun April’s My Take/Your Take with a book on death — the Batchelder winner for 2017 entitled Cry, Heart, But Never Break (Ringtved, 2016). So comparisons were made across these two titles that each have a unique explanation for and about death and couch the message if sensitively told narrative. Since the U.S. doesn’t have many books that deal so boldly with sensitive issues, these books were intriguing, although the plan was not to focus on the issue of death but to tap into award winning books and their creators from different countries.

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What this book does is to allow the reader to investigate their own philosophical view of what happens when we die. Voy a incluir este cuento en mis libros leídos solo porque ya he terminado el desafío de lectura y porque este en concreto merece una reseña.

The second thing the reader notices is the extraordinary courage of the book – the uncluttered nature of its graphics, the uncompromising excellence of its design and production and its honest message that `Death is always with us’. Why do you think people are so scared of death? Do you think that people are scared of death or of the pain of dying? From award-winning author and illustrator, Wolf Erlbruch, comes one of the world's best children's books about grief and loss. Voted one of the 100 greatest children's books of all time by the BBC. Tender and direct, it is an excellent tool for helping to explain and talk about death, dying and bereavement with childrenTKSST is an unprecedented collection of 6,000+ kid-friendly videos, curated for teachers and parents who want to share smarter, more meaningful media in the classroom and at home. And it's free for everyone. JANELLE: As I think about your last line here as well as previous comments regarding the metaphorical and philosophical perceptions on death, I am reminded about the power of picture books for all readers. They enable us to take difficult issues to more complex levels through often simple text but intricate illustrations. It is no wonder that Wolf Erlbruch has been given the 2017 ALMA honor as this is but one example of his life’s work in illustration. guy says Death is envious of Life and I like the idea that they were kind of companions, in sort of conflict a lot Tender and direct, this is an excellent tool for helping to explain and talk about death, dying and bereavement with children