Bøger af Andrew Larsen

In this poignant story from Andrew Larsen, a child spends time with a beloved grandmother during her final days and experiences love that will last a lifetime. When Grandma gets sick and comes to stay at her grandchild’s house, she brings her bird feeder. Grandma loves birds. And the child loves the time they now get to have together, drawing pictures of birds and “talking about interesting things.” After a while, though, Grandma’s health declines, and she moves to the hospice. Hanging Grandma’s bird feeder outside the window there makes things better. After a while, though, Grandma continues to grow weaker, and her ability to interact lessens. Difficult as it is, the child adjusts, knowing that, while the situation keeps changing, their love for each other never wavers. Award-winning author Andrew Larsen beautifully captures the special bond between a child and a grandparent, and sensitively deals with a child’s loss of a loved one. Using the motif of their shared love of birds and its physical manifestation in the form of the bird feeder allows for a continuity in the child’s life that puts the loss in a larger context. Larsen offers an authentic, straightforward presentation of the process of a loved one’s death, from being sick, to going to the hospice, to participating less and less in their relationship, to death. It will lead young readers to ask their own questions about life, death and how we remember those who die. The cool palette and simple lines in Dorothy Leung’s art evoke empathy for the child’s experience, while the presence of the birds adds life and hope to the visual story.

¿You can write about ANYTHING, as long as you write about YOU.¿A young boy listens as Mr. Lopez explains the class's assignment: write about yourself. Marcus is going to write about his hat collection. Alia is going to write about the vampires she talks about all the time. The boy, however, doesn't have any ideas beyond a title: ¿The Story of Me by Me.¿ His sister suggests making lists as a way to start --- Thinks I Like, Things I Know. But the things all seem disconnected. Is there a way to tie them all together?Finally, a kid's-eye guide to writing! Perfect inspiration for every child to start their very own ¿Story of Me¿!

♥♥♥♥ Politiken★★★★ Nordjyske 'Træhulen' handler om to brødre, hvor den ældste er ved at vokse fra den yngste, som står alene tilbage – en utrolig sommernat og en helt speciel træhule, der bringer dem tættere på hinanden igen. The Wall Street Journal skrev i april 2013: “muntert illustreret af Dušan Petričić… indfanger … begejstringen og glæden ved broderligt kammeratskab … og det kolde vemod der indtræffer når den ældre søskende bliver lidt for gammel til den selv samme leg.” Den serbisk fødte illustrator Dušan Petričić (f. 1946) har vundet adskillige priser og udmærkelser for sine bøger, bl.a. IBBY Certificate of Honour og en Alberta Book Award. Den Canadiske forfatter Andrew Larsen, som iøvrigt har danske bedsteforældre, har udgivet flere andre billedbøger, som blandt andet er kommet på IBBYS æresliste. Træhulen er blevet udmærket med følgende priser: 2013 Book of the Year - Books for Young People, Quill & Quire, Winner2014 Best Books of the Year for Children and Young Adults, Bank Street Children’s Book Committee, Winner2014 Blue Spruce Award, Ontario Library Association, Short-listed2014 Jean Throop Book Award, Municipal Chapter of Toronto IODE, Winner2014 Shining Willow Award, The Saskatchewan Young Readers’ Choice Award, Short-listed2014 Canadian Children’s Literature Award Fan Choice Award, winner