Beschreibung
Eine berührende Geschichte über Trauer und Trost - einfühlsam erzählt für Kinder ab 4 Jahren. Einen geliebten Menschen zu verlieren, lässt Kinder und auch Erwachsene erschüttert und verloren zurück. In dieser poetischen Geschichte begleitet ein großer Gorilla einen kleinen Jungen sanft durch diese schwierige Zeit des Verlusts. Alle großen Kinderfragen zum Tod beantwortet der Gorilla mit einfachen Worten - ehrlich und feinfühlig. Ein Bilderbuch zur Trauerbegleitung von Kindern, das zu Herzen geht.
Autorenportrait
Jackie Azúa Kramer was born in Manhattan, NY. She studied acting and voice at New York University and earned her MA, Queens College, Counseling in Education. She has worked as an actor, singer, and school counselor. Her work with children presented her with an opportunity to address their concerns, secrets and hopes through storytelling. She is the author of How Lilly Ate the Rainbow and The Green Umbrella chosen "Bank Street College Best Children's Books of The Year". Jackie and her family live under a canopy of trees in Long Island, NY. Cindy Derby is an illustrator and author based out of San Francisco. She is a puppeteer and has performed all over the world. All her illustrations are created in watercolor, India Ink, gouache, colored pencils and pastels.
