Duck, Death and the Tulip

From award-winning author and illustrator Wolf Erlbruch, this is one of the world's best children's books about grief and loss. Named one of the 100 greatest children's books of all time by the BBC.

In this wonderfully warm and elegantly illustrated story, a duck strikes up an unexpected friendship with Death. Duck and Death play together, discussing big questions. Dressed in a dressing gown and slippers, and full of empathy and kindness, Death will be Duck's companion until the very end.

"I'm cold," she said one evening. "Can you warm me up?"

Snowflakes fell.

Something happened. Death looked at Duck.

She stopped breathing. She lay still.

Explaining the subject of death in an honest, gently philosophical way and with tender humor, this charming book has been translated into many languages, adapted into an animated film and a short film, and performed on stages around the world.

Wolf Erlbruch was awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 2006 and won the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award in 2017.