"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.
- ISBN10 1776572823
- ISBN13 9781776572823
- Publish Date 1 February 2020 (first published 6 May 2009)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country NZ
- Imprint Gecko Press
- Format Paperback
- Pages 64
- Language English