Kazumi Yumoto

Overwhelmed with curiosity about death and hoping to see it firsthand, three boys are fascinated with an old man in the neighborhood, a fascination that becomes friendship, and when the old man dies, the boys experience true mourning rather than satisfaction.

The Friends

Los amigos

Thanh Hà Nguyễn

Curious about death, three sixth-grade boys decide to spy on an old man waiting for him to die, but they end up becoming his friends.

Khu vườn mùa hạ

Kiyama and his friends Kawabe and Yamashita become fascinated and curious about death when Yamashita's grandmother dies. Hoping to see death firsthand, they spy on an old man who looks like he will die soon. But while they watch the old man, he watches them. Soon their fascination for each other turns into a friendship that will change their lives forever. An ALA Notable Children's Book. A Boston Globe-Horn Book Award winner.

Friends

Country of Origin: Japan One day, Bear was crying. His best friend, a little bird, was dead. A beautiful picture book about loneliness, loss and grief that ends with a positive new beginning.

The Bear and the Wildcat

Ein Roman aus Japan

Am Ende des Sommers

Cathy Hirano

Curious about death, three sixth-grade boys decide to spy on an old man and wait for him to die, but they end up becoming his friends.

Kazumi Yumoto

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