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The Midwest Book Review
Reprinted with Permission
The debut children’s picturebook of
author John Adams, The Dragonfly Door dares to confront
serious topics - of loss, death, grieving, and transition.
Nym and Lea are two close insect friends, but one day after
Nym yells at Lea, Lea disappears. Nym searches everywhere
for her missing friend, and can’t find her. At last Nym
falls asleep, grief-stricken, and finally hears Lea’s voice
one more time. “I died and went to this special place,” Lea
said, her voice full of love. “But I didn’t want you to
leave,” Nym pleaded. “I’m sorry I yelled.” “I know you’re
sorry,” Lea assured her. “I left because my water nymph body
died while I was picking flowers in the reeds, not because
you yelled.” The warm, emotional colors of award-winning
artist Barbara L. Gibson illustrate this highly recommended
picturebook for sharing the bittersweet realities of life
with young people.
—The
Midwest Book Review / Children’s Bookwatch / September 2007
© 2007 The Midwest Book Review
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