The Boy and the Gorilla

by Jackie Azúa Kramer

Book Overview

This profoundly moving tale about a grieving boy and an imaginary gorilla makes real the power of talking about loss.

On the day of his mother's funeral, a young boy conjures the very visitor he needs to see: a gorilla. Wise and gentle, the gorilla stays on to answer the heart-heavy questions the boy hesitates to ask his father: Where did his mother go? Will she come back home? Will we all die? Yet with the gorilla's friendship, the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0763698326
• ISBN13: 9780763698324
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 10.9" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3