The Boy, the Bird & the Coffin Maker

by Matilda Woods

Other authorsAnuska Allepuz (Illustrator)
Hardcover, 2018

Status

Available

Call number

FIC WOO

Call number

FIC WOO

Description

Alberto, the town's coffin maker, and Tito, a runaway boy, both lonely after suffering tragic losses, learn the power of friendship as they try to escape the shadows of their pasts.

Publication

Philomel Books (2018), Edition: Illustrated, 208 pages

Original language

English

Language

User reviews

LibraryThing member Kesterbird
___Received ARC for early review__

First off, this book is a beautiful object. ALl printed in a lovely shade of blue ink, with matching hand-drawn borders printed on each page. They're lovely drawings, not obtrusive but just sortof there, as though you're reading in a park and there's a breeze
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catching at the corner of your attention. There's the occasional full page illustration, also lovely, also unobtrusive. They don't pull you out of the story but they do hold your attention long enough to add to it. I imagine the actual hardback will be stunning.

The story itself? Probably only four stars. It's a little too real to be a fable, but a little too fabulous to be real. I think it's aiming for the level of fantasy of Marquez, or of some of Calvino's tamer works, but it doesn't commit quite fully enough. This is dipping a toe into something that needed a swan dive into the deep end. Still with that criticism, I would read the author's next works, in the hopes that time would give her the confidence to go farther from shore. Even if it doesn't, this book was a story worth reading.
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LibraryThing member HeatherLINC
A sweet, touching story of kindness, loss and family, with a touch of magic suitable for tweens and older readers.
LibraryThing member rmarcin
This is a sweet tale of friendship between an older man and a young boy and the boy’s pet bird after tragic circumstances brought them together. They forge a wonderful friendship, with the boy sharing a horrible secret. The man bows to protect him.
Delightful. Due to the theme of death, this is
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definitely for older children.
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ISBN

0525515216 / 9780525515210
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