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The bear-shaped hole
Dougherty, John2025
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Gerda and Orlo are best bear friends. When Gerda was there, Orlo always had time for a game or a story, a joke or a rhyme. He was never too busy to listen, to talk, to help, to share, or to go for a walk. But slowly, something starts to change. Orlo reveals he is ill, and as he softly explains to Gerda, he is not going to get better. Gerda is overwhelmed by emotions she cannot quite explain, but Orlo gently helps her prepare, so they can spend their time together making memories that will last a lifetime. When the time comes, Gerda can fill the bear-shaped hole in her life with the special moments she shared with Orlo.
Main title:
The bear-shaped hole / John Dougherty, Thomas Docherty.
Author:
Dougherty, John, authorDocherty, Thomas, artist
Work:
Imprint:
London : Frances Lincoln Children's Books, 2025.
Collation:
33 unnumbered pages : chiefly illustrations (colour) ; 28 cm
Audience:
Preschool.
ISBN:
9780711296602 (pbk)
Dewey class:
823.92FICTION
Language:
English
Subject:
Grief -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile fictionBooks for very young children, children's picture books & activity booksPicture storybooksChildren's / Teenage fiction: Animal storiesChildren's / Teenage personal & social issues: death & bereavementInterest age: from c 3 yearsChildren's / Teenage fiction: General fictionChildren's / Teenage general interest: BearsChildren's / Teenage personal & social issues: Friends & friendship issuesChildren's stories -- Pictorial worksPicture Books
BRN:
3971816