{"product_id":"9780711276055-hare-shaped-hole","title":"The Hare-Shaped Hole","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe multi-award-winning picture book\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Hare-Shaped Hole\u003c\/i\u003e is a poignant and touching picture book exploring death and grief, as Bertle the turtle learns to cope with the loss of his best friend Hertle the hare.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER of the Junior Juries Award and Judges Special Award – KPMG Children's Books Ireland Awards 2024\u003cbr\u003eWINNER of the UKLA Book Awards 2024 \u003cbr\u003eSHORTLISTED for The Oscar's Book Prize 2024\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A beautiful, gentle, rhyming exploration of grief and mourning.' – \u003cb\u003eJoseph Coelho, Waterstones Children's Laureate 22-24\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Hare-Shaped Hole\u003c\/i\u003e is a beautiful, touching and poignant picture book that gently explores themes of grief and loss.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHertle and Bertle were always a pair\u003c\/b\u003e, though one was a turtle and one was a hare.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey were utterly buddies, and best friends forever, and whenever you looked, you would find them together. until quite unexpectedly. the end came. When Hertle disappears for good, Bertle can only see a \u003cb\u003eHertle-shaped hole where his friend should be\u003c\/b\u003e. He pleads with it, get angry with it, but the hole still won't bring his Hertle back. It seems like hope is lost. until Gerda the kindly bear finds him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe explains that he must fill the hole with his \u003cb\u003ememories of Hertle\u003c\/b\u003e. And slowly. Bertle \u003cb\u003ebegins to feel a little bit better\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePowerful and moving text from children's author and poet John Dougherty is paired perfectly with warm illustrations from the wonderfully talented Thomas Docherty in a thoughtful and sensitive approach to this difficult topic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis moving picture book will be loved and treasured by children and adults alike. With kids, it can be used to start a \u003cb\u003egentle conversation about death and grief\u003c\/b\u003e. And as a gift for a grieving friend, it’s the ideal gesture. Anyone who has lost a pet or loved one will be comforted by Bertle’s journey to acceptance and reassured by the fact that, eventually, things do get better.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40737427947617,"sku":"9780711276055","price":6.68,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_36329142_7d62c959-a53e-4489-ab7a-6a6ee02d4ddd.jpg?v=1759409573","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780711276055-hare-shaped-hole","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}