Name: Grandad's Island (in English)
Price: 11.89 USD
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Author: Benji Davies
ISBN: 9780763690052

Type

Physical Book

Author

Benji Davies

Illustrated by

Benji Davies

Publisher

Candlewick Press (MA)

Year

2016

Language

English

Pages

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

24.6 x 27.9 x 1.3 cm

Weight

0.45 kg.

ISBN13

9780763690052

Synopsis "Grandad's Island (in English)"

With subtlety and grace, Benji Davies paints a poignant and ultimately uplifting picture of loss. At the bottom of Syd's garden, through the gate and past the tree, is Grandad's house. Syd can let himself in any time he likes. But one day when Syd comes to call, Grandad isn't in any of the usual places. He's in the attic, where he ushers Syd through a door, and the two of them journey to a wild, beautiful island awash in color where Grandad decides he will remain. So Syd hugs Grandad one last time and sets sail for home. Visiting Grandad's house at the bottom of the garden again, he finds it just the same as it's always been -- except that Grandad isn't there anymore. Sure to provide comfort to young children struggling to understand loss, Benji Davies's tale is a sensitive and beautiful reminder that our loved ones live on in our memories long after they're gone.

Benji Davies

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Benji Davies es ilustrador, autor y director de animación. Estudió animación en la universidad, donde aprendió a contar historias con imágenes, desde cortometrajes y videos musicales, hasta libros ilustrados.

Su primer libro ilustrado The Storm Whale ganó el premio inaugral Oscar's Book y fue Dutch Picture Book of the Year 2017. Su segundo, Grandad's Island, ganó la categoría de libro infantil de los AOI World Illustration Awards, fue coronado Children's Book of the Año en los Sainsbury's Children's Book Awards y desde entonces ha sido adaptado para el escenario.

¡Sus obras han sido traducidas a muchísimos idiomas!

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