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Water Bugs and Dragonflies

  • 5 - 10 Years
  • Hardback
  • Publisher: United Church Press
  • 20.6 x 20.6 x 1.1 cm

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For parents guiding kids through tough topics.

Water Bugs and Dragonflies helps explain death gently.

You’ll find comfort and hope in life's changes together.

Water Bugs and Dragonflies is a gentle story that helps you talk to children about loss and the hope of transformation.

"I don't know" is an honest admission. But "I believe" gives our children confidence in a future that can be anticipated.

Over fifty years ago, Doris Stickney published these words in a magazine article, after watching adults struggle to talk with children about death, following the tragic death of a neighborhood child.

Celebrating the wisdom of Stickney's perspective and the story's ongoing impact, the 50th anniversary edition of Water Bugs and Dragonflies includes the original magazine article from 1970 as well as a second article she wrote about her own cancer diagnosis, which concluded:

It's as simple as this: I can withdraw inside myself, pull down the shades and wait. Or I can open the curtains and see what the day promises.

"Water Bugs and Dragonflies is a lovely narrative. Beautiful illustrations support the wonder and beauty of transformations found in both nature and human experience."

--Catherine Maresca, Center for Children and Theology

Talking to children about death can be hard. Water Bugs and Dragonflies, a perennial bestseller, can help you to answer their questions.

Doris Stickney tells the story of a small colony of water bugs living below the surface of a pond. Whenever a bug leaves the pond, those left behind are faced with the mystery of their absence. Stickney invites children into the question of their absence and offers hope for the future.

Water Bugs and Dragonflies and Water Bugs and Dragonflies: Explaining Death to Young Children
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  • Title

    Water Bugs and Dragonflies

  • Authors

    Doris Stickney +1

  • Book Format

    Hardcover

  • Publisher

    United Church Press

  • Published

    January 2022

  • Weight

    296g

  • Dimensions

    20.6 x 20.6 x 1.1 cm

  • ISBN

    9780829818345

  • ISBN-10

    0829818340

  • Eden Code

    5676570

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