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The Tear Thief

The Tear Thief

by Carol Ann Duffy (Author), NicolettaCeccoli (Illustrator)

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    Illustrated 2007

    $7.64
Synopsis

Each night, in the hours between supper and bedtime the Tear Thief carries her waterproof, silvery sack over her shoulder as she soundlessly steals the tears of every child who cries. But what does she do with all of those tears? Written by best-selling poet Carol Ann Duffy, this is a modern tale that illustrates a classic message which teaches children to value true feelings.

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Format: Illustrated
 Pages: 32
 Publisher: Barefoot Books Ltd
Published: 14 Sep 2007
ISBN 10: 184686044X
ISBN 13: 9781846860447
Children’s book age: 5-7 Years

Media Reviews
'Ceccoli provides gently incandescent acrylic, pencil, and oil pastel illustrations, the clean color and softly dappled light filling the pages. Changing perspectives in the full-page images makes each spread a surprise.' -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
Author Bio
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 still 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).