The Dragonfly Door

By John Adams; Barbara Leonard Gibson; Barbara Leonard Gibson
(Feather Rock Books, Hardcover, 9781934066126, 40pp.)

Publication Date: January 2007

Categories: Nature & the Natural World - General, Social Issues - Death & Dying, Social Issues - Friendship

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This award-winning book explores the transformation of a water nymph into a beautiful dragonfly. Follow two insects, Lea and Nym, and the struggles Nym endures when her friend disappears from their underwater home. This is a tender story about loss and change, written to help parents express their views about life and death. Children may identify with Nym, who grieves the loss of her friend, and find it easier to express their unique feelings about a loss after hearing the story. Through a vision or dream, Nym learns that Lea has transformed into a beautiful dragonfly above the marsh. Someday, Nym will see her friend again in this new world. Parents and grandparents often interpret this as a metaphor for heaven or as an analogy to life after death. The book, which includes the real lifecycle of the dragonfly, may serve many purposes, such as comforting a grieving child or providing facts about dragonflies. Beautifully illustrated, it is cherished by parents, grandparents, and teachers.
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