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Award-wining children's book about loss and change 

The Dragonfly Door
Help Explain Loss & Change
to a Child


US$17.95 / ISBN 978-1-934066-12-6
written by John Adams
illustrated by Barbara L. Gibson
Hardcover, 40 pages, Revised First Edition
Ages 5 to 9


 

Where to Buy ...

A Helpful Book ...

  • For children who have lost someone close

  • For teachers who lead discussions and journaling assignments on loss

  • For parents who want to express their views about life and death

  • For adults who want to discuss the natural cycles of life

  • For counselors who want to encourage children to talk about their feelings

  • See our Lesson Plans & Resources


Meet Lea & Nym


 


 "As a 2nd grade teacher and a mother of two children, I found this book simply wonderful! What a great way to help kids deal with the loss of a loved one
."

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The above text has been excerpted from illustrated pages of
The Dragonfly Door for your convenience.
 


Lea and Nym are two close friends
who live underwater in the marsh.
 


Nym searches the marsh for her friend,
Lea, when Lea does not return home.
 


While exhausted and sleeping,
Nym hears Lea's voice.
 


In what may be interpreted as a vision or dream,
Lea reveals a beautiful new world to her friend, Nym.
 


Lea shows Nym what she has become, a beautiful dragonfly.
 


Still sad, Nym remembers her friend, Lea, and the
beautiful dragonfly that Lea has become.
 


Learn about the real life cycle of dragonflies.
 


Our Summary of The Dragonfly Door ...

A Dragonfly Story about Loss and Change to help explain a loss to a child.

A Beautifully Illustrated Book to capture a child's imagination.

A Bereavement Resource to show children how someone grieving might feel.

A Memorial Gift in memory of someone special.

A Parenting Tool to help parents express their views about life and death.

A Teacher's Story for Children to help lead discussions on loss.

A Story for Sunday School Teachers to help lead discussions on life and death.

A Bereavement Resource for Counselors to assist them in their work with children.

A Transformation Story for people interested in dragonfly meaning.

A Metaphor for Heaven to help parents and grandparents talk about life after death.

A Fictional Nature Story to show the natural cycles of life.

A Transformation Story that parallels the butterfly's metamorphosis and change. 

 

Consider The Dragonfly Door ...

As a Bereavement Gift

As a Memorial Gift

In Memory of Someone Special

To Help Explain Death to Children

When Talking about Loss and Change

When Talking about Life after Death or Life and Death

When Talking about Heaven

For Children Bereavement

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