Van Lindenhuizen's winning critters on spare backgrounds pose with gentle friendliness. - School Library Journal

Welcome to Animal Square where all the animals live and play together. Kitty, Mouse, Monkey, Giraffe, Rabbit, and Dog are six very best friends. They each live in their own little home and do lots of things together. Animal Square is a place full of friendship, happiness, and caring. Come join in the fun!

Kitty's worried. Fish isn't swimming anymore. Dog and Kitty try to make fish swim, but nothing works. Giraffe knows what's going on: Fish has died. Together, the friends bury Fish. Kitty is so sad. She doesn't want to forget about Fish. What can she do to remember?

A gentle first story about loss, grief and hope. For toddlers ages 30 months and up, with a focus on the child's emotions.

At Clavis, our focus is on what's best for children. We believe that books play an important role in each new phase in life. Our toddler books are tailored for every stage from 0 to 3 and focus on the five most important themes in their life: daily life, skills, emotions, the world, and language development. The age range and theme of every book in our toddler series can be found on the back cover in the form of a colored train.

Author: Judith Koppens
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Clavis
Published: 07/01/2013
Series: Animal Square
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.70h x 8.20w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9781605371535
Audience: Ages 4-8


Review Citation(s):
Foreword 11/30/2013
School Library Journal 12/01/2013 pg. 97

About the Author
Judith Koppens has been an author and illustrator for many years. Children are her most important source of inspiration. Their enthusiasm and honesty are always part of her work. Judith lives in the Netherlands and works as a teacher at an elementary school.

Eline van Lindenhuizen was born in Meppel (Netherlands) on June 29th in 1983 and now lives in Kampen. From 2001 until 2006 she studied illustration at the Minerva Academy in Groningen. She loves drawing, books and flee markets.