The Old Man Sarah V & Claude K Dubois
TITLE INFORMATION Claude K. Dubois was born in
April 2018 A moving and important book about homelessness, and the way children see what others refuse to look at WHY I CHOSE THIS BOOK
Belgium. She has published nearly eighty children’s books for which she has received several awards. She is also a sculptor and painter.
“For me this is a book for our times that looks in the eye a story we see on our streets every day but often choose to ignore” Julia Marshall, Publisher
Sarah V. was born in Belgium in
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1985. Her parents were artists and she spent her childhood surrounded by books. This book grew from her work with homeless people.
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A book for our times about homelessness and poverty, told on a personal scale
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Full of compassion without sentimentality
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Told from the homeless man’s point of view
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No judgements, no rights and wrongs
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By the author of Akim Court—a bestseller in Europe and winner of major awards including the German Youth Literature Prize, and chosen by Amnesty International
About Gecko press Gecko Press, founded in 2005, is a New Zealand-based independent publisher of award-winning children’s books from around the world. We choose books that are excellent in story, illustration and design, with a strong ‘heart factor’. Our current list stands at over 120 books recommended for children, ranging from board books through to preteen novels.
Ages 5 to infinity
150 mm x 210mm 72 pages
Hardback $24.99 Origin: Belgium
978-1-776571-91-8
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For the old man, too, it’s time to get up.
publicity
Media and social media campaign TBC will focus on homelessness and promote giving the book to schools and preschools blurb
Day breaks over the town. Wake up, everybody! It’s time to go to school. It’s time for the old man to get up, too. The night was icy and he’s hungry. His name? He no longer knows… This is the story of a person with no job, no family, no home—a nobody, who can’t even remember his name. But his day changes when he is noticed by a child. Drawn in soft, watercolour pencil, this is an important story for our times. This gentle, compelling book will appeal to children’s sense of justice and to every reader’s compassion.
Hey, it’s Crocket! Crocket’s hungry, too.