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As perfectly, honestly childlike in its approach as Margaret Wise Brown and Remy Charlip's classic The Dead Bird, this title should provoke both thought and discussion. - Kirkus Reviews, starred review It's unusually corporeal . . . but it's this very tactile wrestling with death that feels so honest. - Booklist, starred review A quietly profound new picture book -- Maria Russo, New York Times A jumping-off point to explore death and compassion. - Travis Jonker, 100 Scope Notes A masterwork of minimalist storytelling... full of quiet wit and wistful wonder. - Maria Popova, Brain Pickings Run, don't walk, to get a look at [ The ] Flat Rabbit. Be sure to look both ways before crossing the street ... The text and the artwork, which are deadpan (pun intended) and charming, are open to many interpretations. - Hicklebee's Bookstore, San Jose, CA

As perfectly, honestly childlike in its approach as Margaret Wise Brown and Remy Charlip's classic The Dead Bird, this title should provoke both thought and discussion. - Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEW It's unusually corporeal ... but it's this very tactile wrestling with death that feels so honest. - Booklist, STARRED REVIEW A jumping-off point to explore death and compassion. - Travis Jonker, 100 Scope Notes A masterwork of minimalist storytelling... full of quiet wit and wistful wonder. - Maria Popova, Brain Pickings Run, don't walk, to get a look at [ The ] Flat Rabbit. Be sure to look both ways before crossing the street ... The text and the artwork, which are deadpan (pun intended) and charming, are open to many interpretations. - Hicklebee's Bookstore, San Jose, CA

-Booklist Editors' Choice, 2014-A Brain Pickings Best Picture Book of 2014-A 100 Scope Notes Wildest Children's Book of 2014 -As perfectly, honestly childlike in its approach as Margaret Wise Brown and Remy Charlip's classic The Dead Bird, this title should provoke both thought and discussion.--- Kirkus Reviews, starred review -It's unusually corporeal . . . but it's this very tactile wrestling with death that feels so honest.--- Booklist, starred review -A quietly profound new picture book--- Maria Russo, New York Times-The dog and the rat have found a good way to honor the life of a being who's now gone. They've gotten to work making something fantastic and original.--- New York Times -A jumping-off point to explore death and compassion.--- Travis Jonker, 100 Scope Notes-A masterwork of minimalist storytelling... full of quiet wit and wistful wonder.--- Maria Popova, Brain Pickings-Run, don't walk, to get a look at [The] Flat Rabbit. Be sure to look both ways before crossing the street ... The text and the artwork, which are deadpan (pun intended) and charming, are open to many interpretations.--- Hicklebee's Bookstore, San Jose, CA -A masterwork of minimalist storytelling...full of quiet wit and wistful wonder.--- Brain Pickings

As perfectly, honestly childlike in its approach as Margaret Wise Brown and Remy Charlip's classic The Dead Bird , this title should provoke both thought and discussion. - Kirkus Reviews , STARRED REVIEW It's unusually corporeal ... but it's this very tactile wrestling with death that feels so honest. - Booklist , STARRED REVIEW

-Booklist Editors' Choice, 2014-A Brain Pickings Best Picture Book of 2014-A 100 Scope Notes Wildest Children's Book of 2014 As perfectly, honestly childlike in its approach as Margaret Wise Brown and Remy Charlip's classic The Dead Bird, this title should provoke both thought and discussion. Kirkus Reviews, starred review It's unusually corporeal . . . but it's this very tactile wrestling with death that feels so honest. Booklist, starred review A quietly profound new picture book Maria Russo, New York Times The dog and the rat have found a good way to honor the life of a being who s now gone. They ve gotten to work making something fantastic and original. New York Times A jumping-off point to explore death and compassion. Travis Jonker, 100 Scope Notes A masterwork of minimalist storytelling... full of quiet wit and wistful wonder. Maria Popova, Brain Pickings Run, don't walk, to get a look at [ The ] Flat Rabbit. Be sure to look both ways before crossing the street ... The text and the artwork, which are deadpan (pun intended) and charming, are open to many interpretations. Hicklebee's Bookstore, San Jose, CA A masterwork of minimalist storytelling...full of quiet wit and wistful wonder. Brain Pickings

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Bardur Oskarsson is a Faroese children's writer, illustrator, and artist. He has won several literary awards and his works have been translated into Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic, French, German, and English. He lives in the Faroe Islands, Denmark.

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