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Squirrel and his best friend, Pock the mushroom, sit on the old stump, watching birds fly by. When they're tired of this, they take the path to the yellow meadow to listen to the blackbird sing. But today, the bird's not there. The friends look everywhere. Finally they find it on the path, all stretched out and quite still. It must be sleeping. They sit down quietly and wait for the bird to wake. This true-to-child story of a natural encounter with an animal that has died is both dryly humorous and a profound example of how to manage the comings and goings of life.

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""Inevitable reality finds a soft, welcoming cushion here. Prolific French author/artist Olivier Tallec, gently, comfortingly, kindly tackles the difficult reality of death. . .""--Shelf Awareness -- (8/8/2025 12:00:00 AM) ""A laudably candid yet child-friendly examination of life and death.""--Kirkus Reviews -- (6/1/2025 12:00:00 AM) ""Simple, to-the-point language brings the abstract topics of death, grieving, and carrying on into focus for children in this comforting picture book.""--Foreword Reviews -- (5/1/2025 12:00:00 AM)

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Olivier Tallec was born in Brittany, France. After graduating from the École Supérieure dares Appliqués Duperré in Paris, he traveled extensively and now lives and works in Paris. He has illustrated more than sixty books for children. Olivier Tallec was born in Brittany, France. After graduating from the École Supérieure dares Appliqués Duperré in Paris, he traveled extensively and now lives and works in Paris. He has illustrated more than sixty books for children.

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