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Wolf Erlbruch is the author of Duck, Death and the Tulip (2016), Leonard (1995), The Big Question (2005), Mrs. Meyer, the Bird (1997), The Story of the Little Mole Who Knew It was None of His Business (2007).

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Duck, Death and the Tulip

release date: Aug 01, 2016
Duck, Death and the Tulip
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. In a curiously heart-warming and elegantly illustrated story, a duck strikes up an unlikely friendship with Death. Duck and Death play together and discuss big questions. Death, dressed in a dressing gown and slippers, is sympathetic and kind and will be duck’s companion until the end. “I’m cold,” she said one evening. “Will you warm me a little?” Snowflakes drifted down. Something had happened. Death looked at the duck. She’d stopped breathing. She lay quite still. Explaining the topic of death in a way that is honest, lightly philosophical and with gentle humor, this enchanting book has been translated into multiple languages, adapted into an animated movie and short film and performed on stages worldwide. Wolf Erlbruch received the Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 2006 and was the winner of the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award in 2017. Tender and direct, this is an excellent tool for helping to explain and talk about death, dying and bereavement with children Loved by adults and children, parents and grandparents, also suitable for schools, grief centers and counsellors Praise for Duck, Death and the Tulip “The gold standard of picture books about death is Duck, Death and the Tulip...It’s hard to describe how this extraordinarily tender book manages to be both heartbreaking and comforting, but it does."—The New York Times "The most extraordinary picture book I’ve seen in many a year. A duck becomes friends with Death, and it’s the most natural thing in the world. Trust me, adults get far more weirded out by this book than children ever do. Amazing."—Patrick Ness, Time Out London "The most moving book I’ve read this year is the German picture book Duck, Death and The Tulip by Wolf Erlbruch, about the strange, uneasy friendship."—Meg Rosoff, The Financial Times “The German children's book author and illustrator Wolf Erlbruch offers a wonderfully warm and assuring answer in Duck, Death and the Tulip - a marvelous addition to the handful of intelligent and imaginative children's books about death and loss.”—Maria Popova, Brainpickings “Duck, Death and the Tulip by Wolf Erlbruch is a superb picture book from Germany, that tells a gentle story of the relationship between Death and a duck. Death is portrayed as a sympathetic figure in a dressing gown who is with us all the time, but who only comes into Duck’s consciousness towards the end of his life. It is warm, poignant and witty.”—Anthony Browne, The Guardian

Leonard

release date: Jan 01, 1995
Leonard
Leonard, who loves dogs but is rather afraid of them, asks a fairy to turn him into a dog so that he can undergo the canine experience himself.

The Big Question

release date: Jan 01, 2005
The Big Question
A child on their 5th birthday asks why are we here, and receives answers from all different sources.

Mrs. Meyer, the Bird

release date: Jan 01, 1997
Mrs. Meyer, the Bird
Mrs. Meyer, who worries excessively about everything, tries to help a young bird learn how to fly and discovers the thrill of flying herself.

The Story of the Little Mole Who Knew It was None of His Business

release date: Jan 01, 2007
The Story of the Little Mole Who Knew It was None of His Business
Who did their business on the mole's head? Join the intrepid mole as he sets out to find the culprit and exact his own little revenge. The Story of the Little Mole is loved with children and their parents all around the world with over a million sold. And now you can watch the action as it happens with compelling pop-ups, tabs to pull and flaps to lift.

The Story of the Little Mole Who Went in Search of Whodunit

release date: Mar 15, 1993
The Story of the Little Mole Who Went in Search of Whodunit
When Little Mole tries to find out who pooped on his head, the other animals show him how they poop in order to prove their innocence.

Ente, Tod und Tulpe

release date: Jan 01, 2007
Ente, Tod und Tulpe
Billedbog. And møder Døden, og får ham som følgesvend. Døden er faktisk rigtig venlig. And hjælper Døden, da han fryser, og Døden hjælper And i den allersidste kulde

El pato y la muerte

release date: Jan 01, 2007
El pato y la muerte
Siempre llega un momento en que el niño se pregunta sobre la muerte. Ingenuamente, con toda la naturalidad del mundo. Los padres lo saben, pero pocas veces tienen preparada una respuesta simple y convincente. El personaje de la muerte en este libro de Erlbruch es una acompañante silenciosa y leve como una pluma, siempre presente aunque no la percibamos: Desde hacía tiempo, el pato notaba algo extraño. -¿Quién eres? ¿Por qué me sigues tan de cerca y sin hacer ruido? La muerte le contestó: -Me alegro de que por fin me hayas visto. Soy la muerte. El pato se asustó. Quién no lo habría hecho. -¿Ya vienes a buscarme? -He estado cerca de ti desde el día en que naciste... por si acaso. -¿Por si acaso? -preguntó el pato. -Sí, por si te pasaba algo. Un resfriado serio, un accidente... ¡nunca se sabe! - Sí, nunca se sabe... pero si de algo podemos estar seguros es que Wolf Erlbruch responde con sencillez las grandes preguntas con la poesía de sus ilustraciones y de sus historias. Para niños y adultos.

The Fearsome Five

release date: Jan 01, 2009
The Fearsome Five
Story of five social outcasts who win back their street cred by hanging out together at the beach.

I terribili cinque

release date: Jan 01, 2006

The Eagle that Would Not Fly

release date: Jan 01, 1988

De la petite taupe qui voulait savoir qui lui avait fait sur la tête

release date: Jan 01, 2008
De la petite taupe qui voulait savoir qui lui avait fait sur la tête
La petite taupe est de très mauvaise humeur. A peine est-elle sortie de son trou...qu'on lui fait sur la tête! Qui est le coupable? La chèvre, la vache, le cochon ou bien le cheval ? Elle va voir tous les animaux et, quand elle saura qui a osé lui faire sur la tête, sa vengeance sera terrible!

Fan de lytse mol, dy't witte wol wa't him op 'e kop skiten hat

release date: Jan 01, 2005

O pato, a morte e a tulipa

release date: Mar 28, 2023
O pato, a morte e a tulipa
Do premiado autor e ilustrador alemão Wolf Erlbruch, uma história sobre perda e luto que se tornou um dos grandes clássicos da literatura infantil mundial. Um dia, o pato se dá conta da presença da morte logo atrás dele — e tem certeza de que a sua hora chegou. Mas as coisas tomam um rumo inesperado, e os dois começam a passar um tempo juntos. Com o pato, a morte desfruta um pouco da vida: eles dão mergulhos no lago, tiram longas sonecas e sobem na copa das árvores. A partir dessa amizade inusitada, esta obra-prima da literatura infantil nos convida a refletir sobre o fim da vida e os momentos que o rodeiam — que podem ser tão delicados quanto uma tulipa. “É difícil descrever como este livro extraordinariamente terno consegue ser ao mesmo tempo dolorido e reconfortante, mas é o que ele é.” — The New York Times Indicado para leitores a partir dos 6 anos.
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