Their sadness melts with the snow, and they remember badger with a smile on their faces. Badgers Parting Gifts was Susan Varleys first book, it was published by Andersen Press in 1984. Badger had left each of his friends a parting gift – a special memory of something he had taught them that they could now do extremely well. Celebrating the 35th anniversary of this quintessential and multi award-winning picture book about losing a loved one. Spring appears, and the friends begin to visit each other and talk about all the happy times they had with Badger, the things he has taught them and the way he made them feel.

They find comfort in sharing their favorite memories, and this is the gift that lives on forever. In Badger’s Parting Gifts, Badger’s friends experience grief after the death of their friend. HarperCollins, Juvenile Fiction - 32 pages. Badger’s Parting Gifts by Susan Varley Anyone who has lost a beloved pet will find this story moving in some way. 'The gentle message holds particular validity for children and is conveyed in a tenderhearted.manner.'. Winter sets in, and all the friends continue to feel very sad and to miss Badger. Badgers friends are sad when he dies but treasure the memories he left them. Mole in particular takes badger’s death very badly and cries himself to sleep. His friends are desperately unhappy as they loved Badger dearly. His best friend, the fox, finds it and delivers the sad news. He writes a farewell letter to them, and dies. The next day his friends discover that he has died in the night and read a note he has left for them, which simply says “Gone down the Long Tunnel. Badgers Parting Gifts Susan Varley 1,185 Paperback 116 offers from 1.15 Editorial Reviews From School Library Journal K-Gr 4- A wonderful story about an elderly groundhog who does not realize how much he has helped the animals around him. One day he settles down in his chair and has a dream that he is running, fast and without pain, towards a long tunnel. He is not afraid, and is only worried about how his animal friends will feel when he’s not around any more. Author: Susan Varley Illustrator: Susan Varley Publisher: Picture Lionsīadger is very old, and he knows that sometime soon he will die.

Badger's Parting Gifts by Susan Varley