Pockety: The Tortoise Who Lived As She Pleased

Pockety: The Tortoise Who Lived As She Pleased

by Claude Ponti (Illustrator), Florence Seyvos (Author), Claude Ponti (Illustrator), Florence Seyvos (Author)

Synopsis

In this simple story about grief, and the continuation of life, a tortoise mourns her lost friend, learns to live alone, and finds ways of being happy again.Moving, funny, and insightful, Pockety captures the feelings of losing someone we love - from denial and anger to eventual peace - through the world of a young tortoise. It speaks clearly to something we all experience: what we must pay for having love in our lives, and how we may grow around those losses.Pockety is a tale for everyone, young and old, and for anyone who has ever loved.

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More Information

Format: Illustrated
Pages: 64
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: Pushkin Children's Books
Published: 24 Apr 2014

ISBN 10: 1782690255
ISBN 13: 9781782690252

Media Reviews
A treasure - a real find - and one of the most enjoyable children's books I've read in a while...This is a tortoise that deserves to win every literary race. -- Kate Kellaway * Observer *
Author Bio
Florence Seyvos grew up in Northern France. At 20 she won first prize in a short story competition, then went on to publish her first children's book. She has also written several novels for adults, including Les Apparitions (awarded the Prix Goncourt du premier roman) and more recently Un Garcon Incassable, and collaborated on a number of screenplays with Noemie Lvovsky, including Sentiments and Camille Redouble.