Duck, Death and the Tulip BBC 100 Greatest Children’s Books of All Time

Duck Death and the Tulip_BBC 100 Greatest Children's BooksDuck, Death and the Tulip by Wolf Erlbruch has been voted one of the 100 greatest children’s books of all time.

BBC Culture polled 177 books experts from 56 countries to find the greatest children’s books ever.

Duck, Death and the Tulip was number 26 on the list and one of only 14 books included that were published this century.

Read the full list of 100 greatest children’s books of all time here.

Praise for Duck, Death and the Tulip:

“The gold standard of picture books about death.” The New York Times

“The most moving book I’ve read this year.” Meg Rosoff, The Financial Times

“Warm, poignant and witty.” Anthony Browne, The Guardian

“The most extraordinary picture book I’ve seen in many a year.” Patrick Ness, Time Out London

“A marvellous addition to the handful of intelligent and imaginative children’s books about death and loss. ” Maria Popova, Brain Pickings


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Duck Death and the Tulip book, by Wolf Erlbruch