Badger's Parting Gifts
After Badger dies, each friend recalls a skill he taught them, and those memories become useful gifts shared within the community rather than objects he deliberately left behind.
Badger's Parting Gifts by Susan Varley is estimated to take about 10 minutes to read aloud (900 words, 3 sentences a spread). Best for ages 4-6.
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- Estimated read-aloud time
- about 10 minutesEstimated read-aloud time
- Words
- 900Word count
- Sentences per spread
- 3Text density
- Re-read tolerance
- 3/5holds up
- Vocabulary level
- 3/5a few new words
- Best for
- Ages 4-6Age range
Our review
Badger prepares his friends for his age but cannot remove their grief. Mole, Frog, Fox and Mrs. Rabbit later tell separate stories of learning from him; the cumulative effect shows influence continuing through what they can now do for others.
The Tenth Good Thing About Barney stays close to a child's burial-day questions and difficulty naming one more good memory. Badger's Parting Gifts offers a wider community and a gentler continuing-bond model. Adults should not use its calm death or gradual recovery as a schedule children are expected to follow.
Before you buy it
The peaceful death and orderly communal healing may not resemble a sudden or traumatic loss. The Tenth Good Thing About Barney focuses on one child's immediate effort to remember a pet.
Themes
- death
- memory
- friendship
- woodland animals
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