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Synopsis
Why does the magical Tear Thief catch children's tears as they fall? Find out in this moving tale about how we express our feelings. Lyrical text by Carol Ann Duffy, one of the most prominent poets writing today, makes this a lovely read-aloud.
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Carol Ann Duffy is an acclaimed poet and playwright who has also written many picture books. Her book of children's poetry, Meeting Midnight(9780571201204) was shortlisted for the Whitbread Children's Book of the Year, 2000 and her latest collection of poetry, Rapture (9780330433914), was the winner of the 2006 T. S. Eliot Prize. Carol Ann lives in Manchester with her daughter, Ella. This is her first project with Barefoot Books. Nicoletta Ceccoli was born and lives in The Republic of San Marino with her two pet turtle doves. Featured several times at the Bologna Children's Book Festival, she has twice won the prestigious Andersen prize for the best Italian children's book illustrator in 2001 and 2006. She has also illustrated the popular Barefoot titles An Island in the Sun (9781841481937), The Faerie's Gift (9781841489988), Little Red Riding Hood (9781841486215), Princess and the White Bear King (9781841483399), and The Barefoot Book of Fairy Tales (9781841487984).
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'Carol Ann Duffy has written a fairy story imbued with magic that is perfect to read aloud' - Guardian It's a delightful idea, magically brought to life by Nicoletta Ceccoli's luminous and sensual illustrations' - Child Education Plus
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- PublisherBarefoot Books
- Publication date2018
- ISBN 10 1846863945
- ISBN 13 9781846863943
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages32
- IllustratorCeccoli Nicoletta
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