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From award-winning author and illustrator, Wolf Erlbruch, comes one of the world's best children's books about grief and loss. Voted one of the 100 greatest children's books of all time by the BBC. In a curiously heart-warming and elegantly illustrated story, a duck strikes up an unlikely friendship with Death. Duck and Death play together and discuss big questions. Death, dressed in a dressing gown and slippers, is sympathetic and kind and will be duck’s companion until the end. “I’m cold,” she said one evening. “Will you warm me a little?” Snowflakes drifted down. Something had happened. Death looked at the duck. She’d stopped breathing. She lay quite still. Explaining the topic of death in a way that is honest, lightly philosophical and with gentle humor, this enchanting book has been translated into multiple languages, adapted into an animated movie and short film and performed on stages worldwide. Wolf Erlbruch received the Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 2006 and was the winner of the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award in 2017. Tender and direct, this is an excellent tool for helping to explain and talk about death, dying and bereavement with childrenLoved by adults and children, parents and grandparents, also suitable for schools, grief centers and counsellors Praise for Duck, Death and the Tulip “The gold standard of picture books about death is Duck, Death and the Tulip…It’s hard to describe how this extraordinarily tender book manages to be both heartbreaking and comforting, but it does."—The New York Times "The most extraordinary picture book I’ve seen in many a year. A duck becomes friends with Death, and it’s the most natural thing in the world. Trust me, adults get far more weirded out by this book than children ever do. Amazing."—Patrick Ness, Time Out London "The most moving book I’ve read this year is the German picture book Duck, Death and The Tulip by Wolf Erlbruch, about the strange, uneasy friendship."—Meg Rosoff, The Financial Times “The German children's book author and illustrator Wolf Erlbruch offers a wonderfully warm and assuring answer in Duck, Death and the Tulip - a marvelous addition to the handful of intelligent and imaginative children's books about death and loss.”—Maria Popova, Brainpickings “Duck, Death and the Tulip by Wolf Erlbruch is a superb picture book from Germany, that tells a gentle story of the relationship between Death and a duck. Death is portrayed as a sympathetic figure in a dressing gown who is with us all the time, but who only comes into Duck’s consciousness towards the end of his life. It is warm, poignant and witty.”—Anthony Browne, The Guardian

From award-winning author and illustrator, Wolf Erlbruch, comes one of the world's best children's books about grief and loss. Voted one of the 100 greatest children's books of all time by the BBC. In a curiously heart-warming and elegantly illustrated story, a duck strikes up an unlikely friendship with Death. Duck and Death play together and discuss big questions. Death, dressed in a dressing gown and slippers, is sympathetic and kind and will be duck’s companion until the end. “I’m cold,” she said one evening. “Will you warm me a little?” Snowflakes drifted down. Something had happened. Death looked at the duck. She’d stopped breathing. She lay quite still. Explaining the topic of death in a way that is honest, lightly philosophical and with gentle humor, this enchanting book has been translated into multiple languages, adapted into an animated movie and short film and performed on stages worldwide. Wolf Erlbruch received the Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 2006 and was the winner of the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award in 2017. Tender and direct, this is an excellent tool for helping to explain and talk about death, dying and bereavement with childrenLoved by adults and children, parents and grandparents, also suitable for schools, grief centers and counsellors Praise for Duck, Death and the Tulip “The gold standard of picture books about death is Duck, Death and the Tulip…It’s hard to describe how this extraordinarily tender book manages to be both heartbreaking and comforting, but it does."—The New York Times "The most extraordinary picture book I’ve seen in many a year. A duck becomes friends with Death, and it’s the most natural thing in the world. Trust me, adults get far more weirded out by this book than children ever do. Amazing."—Patrick Ness, Time Out London "The most moving book I’ve read this year is the German picture book Duck, Death and The Tulip by Wolf Erlbruch, about the strange, uneasy friendship."—Meg Rosoff, The Financial Times “The German children's book author and illustrator Wolf Erlbruch offers a wonderfully warm and assuring answer in Duck, Death and the Tulip - a marvelous addition to the handful of intelligent and imaginative children's books about death and loss.”—Maria Popova, Brainpickings “Duck, Death and the Tulip by Wolf Erlbruch is a superb picture book from Germany, that tells a gentle story of the relationship between Death and a duck. Death is portrayed as a sympathetic figure in a dressing gown who is with us all the time, but who only comes into Duck’s consciousness towards the end of his life. It is warm, poignant and witty.”—Anthony Browne, The Guardian

Die zehn kleinen Negerlein haben ausgedient. Wolf Erlbruch hat den alten Kindervers neu inszeniert und in herrliche Bilder umgesetzt. ?Zehn grüne Heringe, die schliefen in der Scheun. Der eine kriegte Heuschnupfen, da waren's nur noch neun.? Und wie einer nach dem andern abhanden kommt, das ist so verrückt und witzig gereimt und gezeichnet, dass man von Herzen lachen muss.

Auf die Frage, welche seiner Bilderbuchfiguren ihm die liebste sei, sagt Wolf Erlbruch ohne Zögern: Frau Meier. Frau Meier, immer umwölkt von Sorgen um alles und jeden. Frau Meier, immer tätig, um die Folgen phantasierter Katastrophen weit im Vorfeld zu mildern. Und Frau Meier, die am Ende aus Liebe über ihre Ängst hinauswächst, in halsbrecherischer Art einen Baum besteigt und sich wahrhaftig in die Lüfte erhebt, um einer jungen Amsel das Fliegen beizubringen! Frau Meier, die Amsel erscheint im Jubiläumsjahr des Verlages als Geschenkbuch. Was jeder Beschenkte in diesem Bilderbuch liest, liegt auf der Hand: "Sorge dich nicht, fliege!"

50.000 mal wurde Die große Frage gekauft. Für Neugeborene, für Täuflinge, für Geburtstagskinder, für Schulanfänger, für Kommunionkinder, für Braut und Bräutigam ... Jetzt erscheint die Sonderausgabe im kleineren Format. Und damit die wunderbare Gelegenheit, auch kleinere Anlässe angemessen zu würdigen: den ausgefallenen Milchzahn, das lange Wochenende, die Zwei in Mathe, den ersten Ferientag, das schöne Wetter ...

"Warum bin ich auf der Welt?" Wolf Erlbruch, der es auch nicht weiß, lässt viele andere antworten. "Um Geburtstag zu feiern bist du auf der Welt", sagt ganz selbstverständlich der große Bruder und pustet alle fünf Kerzen auf seinem Geburtstagskuchen aus. "Um zu essen", sagt der dicke Mann und selbst der Stein hat eine Antwort: "Du bist da um da zu sein." "Du bist natürlich auf der Welt, damit ich dich verwöhnen kann", antwortet die Großmutter und wedelt mit einem Bonbon. Jeder gibt seine persönliche Antwort. Nur die Ente hat keine Ahnung. Mit wenigen Worten und in wunderbar einfachen Bildern sammelt Wolf Erlbruch die verschiedensten Antweorten auf das Warum. Wer sonst kann auf so eine große Frage mit solcher Leichtigkeit antworten.

En illustrerad filosofibok för barn av den prisbelönte författaren Wolf Erlbruch.

Det er midt på natta, men Truls er lys våken. Han vil ut i natta, men ikke alene. Far må være med, selv om han har mest lyst til å sove videre. Truls og far begir seg ut i natta, og far forklarer Truls at natta er til å sove i, og at det ikke er noe som skjer om natta.