Book
Mama bird lost an egg / text, Evelyne Fournier ; illustrations, Chloloula ; translation, Nathaniel Penn.
Mama Bird is sad today. A little egg she was keeping warm has broken. With tenderness and compassion, her son, Gabriel, comforts her. A thoughtful picture book that explores the theme of miscarriage, using a subtle metaphor. It provides families who are living a similar experience a resource to talk about grief and loss with young children.
Record details
- ISBN: 2898020826
- ISBN: 9782898020827
- Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
- Publisher: Montréal : CrackBoom! Livres, [2019]
- Copyright: ©2019
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Translation of: Maman hirondelle. |
| Target Audience Note: | Age 3 and up. |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 17.95 |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Birds > Juvenile fiction. Birds > Eggs > Juvenile fiction. Children and death > Juvenile literature. Grief > Juvenile fiction. |
Summary:
Mama Bird is sad today. A little egg she was keeping warm has broken. With tenderness and compassion, her son, Gabriel, comforts her. A thoughtful picture book that explores the theme of miscarriage, using a subtle metaphor. It provides families who are living a similar experience a resource to talk about grief and loss with young children.
