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The Bear and the Wildcat
Kazumi Yumoto
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Description for The Bear and the Wildcat
Hardcover. Illustrator(s): Sakai, Komako. Num Pages: 48 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 5AH; YBCS; YXG. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 242 x 184 x 13. Weight in Grams: 370.
An almost single-color picture book tracks the path of grief, ending with the uplifting new beginning of a budding friendship based on understanding. When the little bird dies, his friend the bear is inconsolable. Full of grief, he locks himself in his house and ventures out again only when the smell of young spring grass blows through his window. He always carries a small box, which he opens for no one. He meets a wildcat who understands his need to carry the box. As the cat plays on her violin, the bear remembers all the beauty he experienced ... Read more
An almost single-color picture book tracks the path of grief, ending with the uplifting new beginning of a budding friendship based on understanding. When the little bird dies, his friend the bear is inconsolable. Full of grief, he locks himself in his house and ventures out again only when the smell of young spring grass blows through his window. He always carries a small box, which he opens for no one. He meets a wildcat who understands his need to carry the box. As the cat plays on her violin, the bear remembers all the beauty he experienced ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Gecko Press New Zealand
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
Place of Publication
Wellington, New Zealand
ISBN
9781877467707
SKU
V9781877467707
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-4
About Kazumi Yumoto
Kazumi Yumoto was born in Tokyo, Japan in 1959. She studied music composition at Tokyo College and during this time wrote opera libretti and plays for radio and television. Her books, mostly novels for older children, have won numerous international awards. After graduating from Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, Komako Sakai worked at a kimono textile ... Read more
Reviews for The Bear and the Wildcat
"Quietly contemplative, mingling hope and healing, this is a book that will offer comfort to many."—starred, Kirkus Reviews "This quiet, gently told story about death and friendship is well matched with soothing illustrations. . . . This Japanese import . . . will be a welcome addition to books about grieving."—The Horn Book Magazine "[A] forward-looking book for children who ... Read more