Tenth Good Thing about Barney by Judith Viorst
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Awards
1992  Christopher Book Awards  Winner!  1980  Colorado Children's Book Award  Winner!  1983  Golden Sower Award  Winner!  1984  Children's Picture StoryBook Award (USA)  Winner!  1988  Flicker Tale Children's Book Award  Nominee/Honoree
Subjects
CHILDREN'S FICTION
Description/Notes
At a backyard funeral, a little boy tries to think of 10 good things to say about his cat, Barney-but can come up with only 9. Barney was a cat. He died last Friday. And everyone was sad. They did what most people do when a cat they like dies. They had a funeral. And then they tried to think of good things about him. They wanted to remember him as he was; and they thought about some other things, too. Whenever a cat dies, or a dog, or a bird, or any friend, it can be a little like this story about Barney. Since dying is as usual as living, it's good to know about him.