Winner of the 2025 Queen's Knickers Book Award.
An honest and simple exploration of death and grief for kids 4 to 8. With playful illustrations by a therapist-turned-artist, Bird is Dead uses humor to make death a more approachable topic.
Bird is dead. Yesterday he was alive. How do the other birds know? On your back + feet up = dead. Some of the birds cry a little. And that's alright. Crying together can be nice. When it's time to give Bird a funeral, they reminisce about him, and then have tea with worms (or cake, if you don't like worms).
In a straightforward but warm way, this picture book of collaged birds can facilitate discussions with kids about:
| ISBN: | 9781778401176 |
| Publication date: | 28th March 2024 |
| Author: | Tiny Fisscher |
| Illustrator: | Herma Starreveld |
| Publisher: | Greystone Kids an imprint of Greystone Books |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 40 pages |
| Genres: |
Picture storybooks Children’s / Teenage general interest: Birds Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Emotions, moods, feelings and behaviours PSHE: Bereavement and Grief |
Winner of the 2025 Queen's Knickers Book Award.An honest and simple exploration of death and grief for kids 4 to 8. With playful illustrations by a therapist-turned-artist, Bird is Dead uses humor to make death a more approachable topic.Bird is dead.
Bird Is Dead features in the following genres: Picture storybooks, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Birds, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Emotions, moods, feelings and behaviours, PSHE: Bereavement and Grief
Hardback. £11.69, down from the £12.99 cover price. Not Available.
Bird Is Dead was written by Tiny Fisscher and published by Greystone Kids an imprint of Greystone Books
Bird Is Dead has 40 pages
£11.69, reduced from £12.99. Not Available.