Frog and the Birdsong

Max Velthuijs

One autumn day Frog discovers a blackbird lying motionless in the grass. Worried, he asks his friends what can be the matter. Very gently and simply, then animals begin to understand the meaning of death and the beauty of life in this moving story.

Reviews

"Suggested by many educational specialists as recommended reading for children to acquaint them with death."
EYE

"Wonderfully simple, optimistic and uncondescending. A perfect children's book."
Children's Bookseller