Title
Bird Is Dead
Price
$18.95
Available In Store
Winner of the 2025 Queen's Knickers Book Award. An honest and simple exploration of death and grief for kids 4 to 8. With playful illustrations by a therapist-turned-artist, Bird is Dead uses humor to make death a more approachable topic. Bird is dead. Yesterday he was alive. How do the other birds know? On your back + feet up = dead. Some of the birds cry a little. And that's alright. Crying together can be nice. When it's time to give Bird a funeral, they reminisce about him, and then have tea with worms (or cake, if you don't like worms). In a straightforward but warm way, this picture book of collaged birds can facilitate discussions with kids about:
What happens when someone dies How to understand their feelings of loss and grief How everyone can experience grief differently, and have a variety of emotions when something tragic happens Sensitive and humorous, Bird is Dead provides kids and adults with a space to talk about death on their own terms.
SKU
9781778401176
Bird is Dead
Winner of the 2025 Queen's Knickers Book Award. An honest and simple exploration of death and grief for kids 4 to 8. With playful illustrations by a therapist-turned-artist, Bird is Dead uses humor to make death a more approachable topic. Bird is dead. Yesterday he was alive. How do the other birds know? On your back + feet up = dead. Some of the birds cry a little. And that's alright. Crying together can be nice. When it's time to give Bird a funeral, they reminisce about him, and then have tea with worms (or cake, if you don't like worms). In a straightforward but warm way, this picture book of collaged birds can facilitate discussions with kids about:
$18.95
Available In Store
Description
Winner of the 2025 Queen's Knickers Book Award. An honest and simple exploration of death and grief for kids 4 to 8. With playful illustrations by a therapist-turned-artist, Bird is Dead uses humor to make death a more approachable topic. Bird is dead. Yesterday he was alive. How do the other birds know? On your back + feet up = dead. Some of the birds cry a little. And that's alright. Crying together can be nice. When it's time to give Bird a funeral, they reminisce about him, and then have tea with worms (or cake, if you don't like worms). In a straightforward but warm way, this picture book of collaged birds can facilitate discussions with kids about:
What happens when someone dies How to understand their feelings of loss and grief How everyone can experience grief differently, and have a variety of emotions when something tragic happens Sensitive and humorous, Bird is Dead provides kids and adults with a space to talk about death on their own terms.
Description
Winner of the 2025 Queen's Knickers Book Award. An honest and simple exploration of death and grief for kids 4 to 8. With playful illustrations by a therapist-turned-artist, Bird is Dead uses humor to make death a more approachable topic. Bird is dead. Yesterday he was alive. How do the other birds know? On your back + feet up = dead. Some of the birds cry a little. And that's alright. Crying together can be nice. When it's time to give Bird a funeral, they reminisce about him, and then have tea with worms (or cake, if you don't like worms). In a straightforward but warm way, this picture book of collaged birds can facilitate discussions with kids about:
- What happens when someone dies
- How to understand their feelings of loss and grief
- How everyone can experience grief differently, and have a variety of emotions when something tragic happens
ISBN
9781778401176
Publisher
Publication Date
March 26, 2024
Binding
Hardcover
Item Condition
New
Illustrator
Herma Starreveld
Language
English
Ages
4-8
Pages
40
Keywords
Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Death, Grief, Bereavement; Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Emotions & Feelings; Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Birds
