The picture and text of Badger's Gift was written by Susan Wallace of England. This story tells that Badger is a trustworthy friend. He is always ready to help everyone, but he is so old that he knows he is going to die. But he is not afraid of death. He is worried about the feelings of his friends after he left. He told them that he would go to the long tunnel below soon, and when this day comes, I hope they won't be too sad.

One day, Huan didn't come out to say hello as usual, and his friends were waiting at the door. The fox reported an unfortunate news: the badger died. He read the badger's letter to everyone: "I went to the long tunnel below." Goodbye. "

Animals are sad. They often talk about the days when badgers were still alive. The mole said that the badger taught him how to cut paper, the frog said that he learned to skate with the badger, and the fox said that the badger taught him to tie a tie. These memories are all gifts left by badger.

In this touching story, Badger's friends learned to accept his death.

At the time of drawing this book, the author Susan Wallace was still a female student in her early twenties. She recalled that year, just before graduation. What should I draw for her graduation work? The head teacher of her first and third grades is Tony Ross, a famous painter, so she chose a picture book without hesitation. Tony Ross may like this talented girl too much. One day he found her: "What do you think of this story?" Then I told her a story about badger. Many years later, she said with tears of gratitude, "If Tony Ross hadn't inspired me, I wouldn't be here today."

She didn't expect that such an exercise book was published. To her surprise, the next year she won the Mother Goose Award for bringing a new picture book.

Because Susan Wallace is written on the cover of this book, maybe few people in the world know Tony Ross. He is an unsung hero who selflessly contributed the prototype of this story.

What makes people sigh is that the author can compare death to "going to the other end of a long tunnel", which is really a vivid explanation for a child who is full of fear and unknown about death.

Susan Wallace was born in northwest England in 196 1. She likes drawing and doodling since she was a child. After graduating from high school, she studied at Manchester Art School for four years and got a degree.

Badger's Gift is her first work as a student. It has been recognized and praised in many countries and has become a classic. In Japan alone, it sold more than half a million copies. Later, a series of stories featuring badgers, such as The Groundhog's Gift, were created one after another and became popular children's books in Japan.

She is now one of the most famous painters in Britain. She lives in Manchester and paints picture books for Andersen Publishing Company.