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Much of Delacroix's piece is straightforward and affirming, explaining who cries... and why... an evergreen topic. --Kirkus Reviews The depth of compassion found in this book, and the narrative, which lightly treads between physical facts and philosophical notions, make it accessible to educators and children alike... This is a book that explains so much in very few words, selected with precision and as polished as a tone poem. --School Library Journal

This book sets out to let young children know that tears happen for many different reasons--all of them valid and normal. -- Sal's Fiction Addiction Delacroix focuses on tears and all the different situations and feelings that lead to them ... she invites readers to empathize with the criers.-- Youth Services Book Review Much of Delacroix's piece is straightforward and affirming, explaining who cries... and why... an evergreen topic.-- Kirkus Reviews The depth of compassion found in this book, and the narrative, which lightly treads between physical facts and philosophical notions, make it accessible to educators and children alike... This is a book that explains so much in very few words, selected with precision and as polished as a tone poem.-- School Library Journal Tears is a timely book that can help children see that it's acceptable to cry. This book is important for children and adults alike.-- Canadian Review of Materials

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SIBYLLE DELACROIX is the author/illustrator of Grains of Sand, Prickly Jenny, and Blanche Hates the Night. She graduated from the ERG (Ecole de recherche graphique) in Brussels and worked by day as a graphic designer in several agencies while illustrating at night. She lives in the Midi-Pyrenees in France, where she now tries to draw in the day and sleep at night!

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