"First published as a picture book, All the Dear Little Animals has always felt to me like a full novel, with a novel’s shape and depth. We are releasing this chapter book format for early readers who will love the dry humour and wonderfully rounded story." Julia Marshall, Publisher

"The whole world is full of dead things," said Esther. "In every bush there is a bird, a butterfly, a mouse. Someone must be kind and look after them. Someone must make a sacrifice and see that all these things are buried." "Who must?" I asked. "We must," she said. Esther was very brave. I was little and scared. One summer’s day we started a business called Funerals Ltd., to help all the poor dead animals in the world. Esther did the digging, I wrote the poems, and Esther’s little brother, Puttie, cried.