Cry heart, but never break / Glenn Ringtved ; illustrations by Charlotte Pardi ; translated from the Danish by Robert Moulthrop.
Material type:
TextLanguage: English Original language: Danish Publisher: New York : Enchanted Lion Books, 2016Copyright date: ©2016Edition: First American editionDescription: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 31 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 1592701876
- 9781592701872
- Græd blot hjerte. English
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's Fiction | Tough Topics | Ringtved Glenn | Available | 33111008412245 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A poetic picture book about being able to say goodbye to those we love, while holding them in memory. Winner of the 2016 Mildred L. Batchelder Award A Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Book of 2017 A Choosing Therapy Best Grief Book for Children for 2022 Aware their grandmother is gravely ill, four siblings make a pact to keep death from taking her away. But Death does arrive all the same, as it must. He comes gently, naturally. And he comes with enough time to share a story with the children that helps them to realize the value of loss to life and the importance of being able to say goodbye.
Translated from the Danish.
"Originally published in Denmark in 2014 as Græd Blot HjerteBlot."
"Aware their grandmother is gravely ill, four siblings make a pact to keep death from taking her away. But Death does arrive all the same, as it must. He comes gently, naturally. And he comes with enough time to share a story with the children that helps them to realize the value of loss to life and the importance of being able to say goodbye."--from amazon.com