On the Wings of a Butterfly

Reviews and Comments

“Will comfort children who are terminally ill or who know someone who is . . . Uplifting . . .”

Publishers Weekly

 

“A poignant story that gracefully and compassionately addresses the wrenching challenges a child with a terminal illness faces.”

Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, author of On Death and Dying

 

“. . . A sense of tenderness suffuses the text . . .”

School Library Journal

 

“Gentle, honest story . . . sensitive artwork . . .”

Library Lane

 

“Poignant.”

Vancouver (B.C.) Sun

 

“Provides a generous, uplifting start for talking with children (and listening to them talk) about death, dying, and the ‘marvelousness’ of life.”

Children’s Book Watch

 

“This book is wonderful! Explaining death to a child is extremely difficult, but this book does it beautifully . . . a must-have for social workers.”

 

“This touching and honest tale provides a starting point for adults [for discussing death and dying] with their children.”

Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital

 

“Rooted in theology, but respects the child’s doubts, questions and differences of opinion.”

Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center