Sophie

Sophie loves her Grandpa. And her Grandpa loves Sophie. They are best friends. And then one day there is no Grandpa. . . . Family love and the natural cycle of birth, life, and death are tenderly portrayed in this moving story. ?Fox's spare text distills complex life passages into emotions so clear even a child can understand and perhaps draw comfort from them.?--Booklist

About the author

MEM FOX is the author of many acclaimed books, including Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes, Possum Magic, Koala Lou, Time for Bed, and, for adults, Reading Magic: Why Reading Aloud to Our Children Will Change Their Lives Forever. She lives in Adelaide, Australia.

Summary

Sophie loves her Grandpa. And her Grandpa loves Sophie. They are best friends. And then one day there is no Grandpa. . . . Family love and the natural cycle of birth, life, and death are tenderly portrayed in this moving story. “Fox’s spare text distills complex life passages into emotions so clear even a child can understand and perhaps draw comfort from them.”--Booklist

Product details

• Authors: Mem Fox
• Assisted by: Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson (Illustration)
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 4 to 7
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.09.1997
• EAN: 9780152015985
• ISBN: 978-0-15-201598-5
• No. of pages: 32
• Dimensions: 216 mm x 279 mm x 4 mm
• Weight: 154 g
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; JUVENILE FICTION: Readers / Beginner, JUVENILE FICTION: Poetry (see also Stories in Verse) *, JUVENILE FICTION: People & Places / General, JUVENILE FICTION: Stories in Verse (see also Poetry), kid;biography, JUVENILE FICTION: African American & Black