Duck, Death and the Tulip
10 best books like Duck, Death and the Tulip (Wolf Erlbruch): The Red Tree, Cry, Heart, But Never Break, Wolves, Virginia Wolf, The Island, Michael Rosen's Sad Book, Little Red Hood, Cicada, The Heart and the Bottle, Rules of Summer
| Author | Shaun Tan |
| ISBN | 0968876838 |
When a child awakens with dark leaves drifting into her bedroom, she feels that 'sometimes the day begins with nothing to look forward to, and things go from bad to worse.'
Feelings too complex for words are rendered into an imaginary landscape where the child wanders, oblivious to the glimmer...
Cry, Heart, But Never Break
| Author | Glenn Ringtved |
| ISBN | 1592701876 |
Even to the most-learned men and women, few things are as scary, swamping and tearing as death. Like an end, that ultimate exit, beyond which everything becomes void and nothing remains to return, it hovers over us like a spying cloud, always waiting for that one chance to seize our life and make it its...
| Author | Emily Gravett |
| ISBN | 1416914919 |
Unfortunately, I had a very strong negative reaction to this book. I wanted to like it for being interesting and engaging and... fun. I think it is supposed to be fun. We are supposed to chuckle and appreciate. Instead, I was saddened and angered.
Here is the story of a cute little rabbit who decides...
| Author | Kyo Maclear |
| ISBN | 1554536499 |
Vanessa's sister, Virginia, is in a "wolfish" mood --- growling, howling and acting very strange. It's a funk so fierce, the whole household feels topsy-turvy. Vanessa tries everything she can think of to cheer her up, but nothing seems to work. Then Virginia tells Vanessa about an imaginary, perfect...
| Author | Armin Greder |
| ISBN | 1741752663 |
Poignant and chilling, this allegory is an astonishing, powerful, and timely story about refugees, xenophobia, racism, multiculturalism, social politics, and human rights. When the people of an island find a man sitting on their shore, they immediately reject him because he is different. Fearful...
| Author | Michael Rosen |
| ISBN | 0763625973 |
With unmitigated honesty, a touch of humor, and sensitive illustrations by Quentin Blake, Michael Rosen explores the experience of sadness in a way that resonates with us all.
Sometimes I'm sad and I don’t know why.
It's just a cloud that comes along and covers me up.
Sad things...
| Author | Marjolaine Leray |
| ISBN | 1907912002 |
A minimal, edgy, and hugely entertaining retelling of the story of Little Red Riding Hood including a style of illustration that falls somewhere between graffiti and high art
Stylish and very funny, this book retells the famous story in an unexpected way. The wolf is still big and bad, but...
| Author | Shaun Tan |
| ISBN | 1338298399 |
From the visionary Shaun Tan, an inspirational story for older picture book readers and beyond
Cicada tells the story of a hardworking little cicada who is completely unappreciated for what he does. But in the end, just when you think he's given up, he makes a transformation into something ineffably...
| Author | Oliver Jeffers |
| ISBN | 0399254528 |
A picture book about grief. A little girl likes to read with her grandfather as he sits in his rocking chair, and then one day she faces an empty chair. Yes, it's that subtle, the chair is just empty, no explanation, really. Her grandpa is gone, and since she feels like she can't risk too much strain on her...
| Author | Shaun Tan |
| ISBN | 1444908898 |
I believe it is more difficult to describe a Shaun Tan book than it is to feel a Shaun Tan book. They are a mood conveyed through otherworldly pictures and contrasting ideas. This Shaun Tan book is a book for children.
I boy describes the rules he learns over a summer with his brother. The artwork...
| Author | Nicola Davies |
| ISBN | 0763666335 |
An allegorical tale of hope takes on new life in this stirring, gorgeously illustrated story.
On a mean street in a mean, broken city, a young girl tries to snatch an old woman’s bag. But the frail old woman, holding on with the strength of heroes, says the thief can’t have it without giving...
| Author | Anthony Browne |
| ISBN | 0744552397 |
The illustrations are brilliant, and could easily tell most, if not all, of the story. There are so many different opportunities for this book. Be it grammatical features or picture analysis. It bridges the world of reality with that of fairy tales which in itself creates lots of writing opportunities....
