A special 40th anniversary edition of the best-selling and award-winning classic about bereavement and understanding grief.
Badger is so old that he knows he must soon die, so he does his best to prepare his friends. When he finally passes away, they are grief-stricken, but one by one they remember the special things he taught them during his life. By sharing their memories, they realise that although Badger is no longer with them physically, he lives on through his friends.
Celebrating the 40th anniversary of this classic and multi award-winning picture book story about losing a loved one. Features a helpful reading guide from Child Bereavement UK that provides tips for reading Badger’s Parting Gifts with children and helping them better understand grief.
Endorsed by Child Bereavement UK.
'Badger’s Parting Gifts provides young children with a means to understand grief’ CHILD BEREAVEMENT UK
'The best book for children on this theme.' TIMES EDUCATIONAL SUPPLEMENT
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Susan Varley is a prize-winning artist who has illustrated many books for Andersen Press. Her picture book Badger's Parting Gifts is one of the most enduring of all time, winning many prizes, including the Mother Goose Award in 1985. Ginette Thomas lives in Aberdeenshire in Scotland. She has three children.
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