Water Bugs and Dragonflies Explaining Death to Young Children

A Story for Hard Questions

Talking to children about death can be hard. Water Bugs and Dragonflies, a perennial bestseller with over 150,000 copies printed, can help you to answer their questions.

In Water Bugs and Dragonflies, 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.