Duck, Death and the Tulip

Author(s): Wolf Erlbruch

Picture Books

In a curiously heart-warming and elegantly illustrated story, a duck strikes up an unlikely friendship with Death. Duck and Death play together and discuss big questions. Death, dressed in a dressing gown and slippers, is sympathetic and kind and will be duck’s companion until the end.


“I’m cold,” she said one evening. “Will you warm me a little?”
Snowflakes drifted down.
Something had happened. Death looked at the duck.
She’d stopped breathing. She lay quite still.


Explaining the topic of death in a way that is honest, lightly philosophical and with gentle humour, this enchanting book has been translated into multiple languages, adapted into an animated movie and short film and performed on stages worldwide.


Simple, warm, and witty, this book deals with a difficult subject in a way that is elegant, straightforward, and life-affirming. 

$16.99 AUD

Stock: 1

Add to Cart


Add to Wishlist


Product Information

Wolf Erlbruch is a celebrated and original German author and illustrator. Winner of the 2006 Hans Christian Andersen Medal for Illustration, he has received many other awards. Erlbruch is recognised for his witty and winsome stories and his sophisticated synthesis of collage and drawing.

General Fields

  • : 9781877467172
  • : Gecko Press
  • : Gecko Press
  • : 0.226
  • : February 2009
  • : 300x240mm
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Wolf Erlbruch
  • : illustrations
  • : 38
  • : very good
  • : 833.914
  • : Wolf Erlbruch
  • : Paperback