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Synopsis
Each night, in the hours between supper and bedtime, the Tear Thief carries her waterproof, silvery sack as she steals the tears of every child who cries. But what does she do with all those tears? This warm, poignant and beautifully illustrated story offers a thought-provoking message and a starting point to share children's emotional responses. Vote now and help The Tear Thief become the winner of the 2008 Red House Children's Book Award!
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'Just as the Tear Thief takes away children's tears and, in so doing, lessens the causes of them, so this dreamy and poetic story will have a calming effect on all those who hear it.' --The Guardian
'The varied angles and perspectives give a real sense of flying, and the delicate brushwork conveys to perfection the moistness of tears, glitter of puddles, and sparkle of stars.' --Scholastic Child Education Plus
'When the Tear Thief comes upon a little girl crying because she has lost her dog, she befriends the girl and dries her tears. As the story progresses, young listeners may begin to wonder why the Tear Thief collects tears and what she does with them, and in a soothing resolution, they find out.' --Booklist
About the Author
Carol Ann Duffy is an acclaimed poet and playwright who has also written many picture books. Her book of children's poetry, Meeting Midnight, was short-listed for the Whitbread Children's Book of the Year, 2000 and her latest collection, Rapture was the winner of 2006 T.S. Eliot Prize. Carol Ann lives in England with her daughter, Ella. The Tear Thief is her first authored book with Barefoot. She has also written the introduction to The Barefoot Book of Classic Poems Nicoletta Ceccoli was born and still lives in San Marino, Italy, with her family and two pet hens. Since studying at the State Institute of Art in Urbino, she has illustrated a number of children's titles for prominent Italian publishers. Selected three times for exhibition at the Bologna Children's Book Fair, Nicoletta was awarded the prestigious Andersen Prize in 2000, honouring her as the best children's book illustrator in Italy.
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- PublisherBarefoot Books Ltd
- Publication date2007
- ISBN 10 184686044X
- ISBN 13 9781846860447
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages32
- IllustratorNicoletta Ceccoli
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