Is It Asleep?

Olivier Tallec, Olivier Tallec

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English

Gecko Guides
01 August 2025

Children's & Educational; General fiction (Children's&YA); Animal stories (Children's&YA); Personal & social issues: death & bereavement (Children's&YA); Personal & social issues: self-awareness & self-esteem (Children's&YA)

Squirrel and his best friend, Pock the mushroom, sit on the old stump, watching birds fly by. When they’re tired of this, they take the path to the yellow meadow to listen to the blackbird sing. But today, the bird’s not there. The friends look everywhere. Finally they find it on the path, all stretched out and quite still. It must be sleeping. They sit down quietly and wait for the bird to wake.

This true-to-child story of a natural encounter with an animal that has died is both dryly humorous and a profound example of how to manage the comings and goings of life.

By: Olivier Tallec
Illustrated by: Olivier Tallec
Imprint: Gecko Guides
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 286mm, Width: 207mm,
Weight: 399g
ISBN: 9798765670521
Pages: 32
Publication Date: 01 August 2025
Recommended Age: From 7 to 8 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Olivier Tallec was born in Brittany, France. After graduating from the Ecole Superieure d'Arts Appliques Duperre in Paris, he travelled extensively and now lives and works in Paris. He has illustrated more than 60 books for children. Olivier Tallec was born in Brittany, France. After graduating from the Ecole Superieure d'Arts Appliques Duperre in Paris, he travelled extensively and now lives and works in Paris. He has illustrated more than 60 books for children.

Reviews for Is It Asleep?

""Simple, to-the-point language brings the abstract topics of death, grieving, and carrying on into focus for children in this comforting picture book.""—Foreword Reviews