A delicate book of mainly monochrome images taking us on a journey of friendship, grief, and loss 'The Bear and the Wildcat' by Komako Sakai was published in 2011.
Bear is grieving for his friend bird, but his friends do not know what to do and shut bear down when he tries to talk about it. Eventually bear finds a wildcat in the forest and the wildcat's interest and acknowledgment of the bear's love for the bird releases grief, stories, and memories. In allowing bear to remember and celebrate his friendship with bird, a new friendship develops between him and wildcat.
wow!
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