'The whole world is full of dead things,' said Esther. 'In every bush there is a bird, a butterfly, a mouse. Someone must be kind and look after them. Someone must make a sacrifice and see that all these things are buried.' 'Who must?' I asked. 'We must,' she said. Esther was very brave. I was little and scared. One summer's day we started a business called Funerals Ltd., to help all the poor dead animals in the world. Esther did the digging, I wrote the poems, and Esther's little brother, Puttie, cried.
| ISBN: | 9781776572823 |
| Publication date: | 1st January 2020 |
| Author: | Ulf Nilsson |
| Illustrator: | Eva Eriksson |
| Publisher: | Gecko Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 64 pages |
| Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction Reading Scheme Children’s / Teenage fiction: Stories in translation Children’s / Teenage: Chapter books (transitional storybooks) Animal Stories PSHE: Bereavement and Grief |