'Badger's Parting Gifts' by Susan Varley is a classic, touching and moving tale of loss and friendship, Badger’s Parting Gifts provides comfort to children who may have lost a loved one and explains that grief can eventually give way to happy memories.
The story revolves around Badger, who is so old that he knows he will soon die. He tries to prepare his friends for this event, but when he does die, they are still grief-stricken. Gradually they come to terms with their grief by remembering all the practical things Badger taught them, and so Badger lives on in his friends’ memories of him.
Find out more about the book here:
www.goodreads.com/book/show/501033.Badger_s_Parting_Gifts
You can also listen to a free online reading of the book by Ruby Dee on YouTube here: