Explaining death to a child is
always difficult, especially when the adults are grieving and are at a loss for
words. When my sister died, I had some tough
questions to answer from my own young boys:
Where is aunty Eva? When is she
coming over? And the most
brutal: But I want to go see her! I
muddled through the explanations the best way I could, and then I wrote my boys
this story.
In A Sparrow’s Sad Song, a very special family member is lost through
an unexpected illness. Once you enter the world of the Kolanaville Forest, you
will get to know these furry friends. You will feel their hearts break with
sadness, but more importantly, you will feel the triumphant glow of love, the
happiness, joy and renewed hope. Baba
Bear, Queen of the Koalas, teaches that love never dies, even though the
physical shell does.
In writing A
Sparrow’s Sad Song, my goal was to convey
to my two young boys that even though their aunt was no longer with
us, her spirit and her love live on forever. I know this story has
helped them cope with the sadness of her passing, as it has for me.
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