Maybe Dying Is Like Becoming a Butterfly Contributor(s): Van Hest, Pimm (Author), Brandenburg, Lisa (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1605374946 ISBN-13: 9781605374949 Publisher: Clavis OUR PRICE: $17.06 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Death, Grief, Bereavement - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Multigenerational |
Dewey: E |
Lexile Measure: 520 |
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 8.4" W x 11.6" (0.90 lbs) 32 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Death/Dying - Topical - Family - Generational Orientation - Elderly/Aged - Sex & Gender - Masculine |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Straightforward, gentle, useful, and engaging. - Kirkus Reviews When Grandpa suggests that a caterpillar might die if Christopher puts it in a jar. An important picture book that gives children free rein to express their questions, fears, thoughts, and ideas about death. For children ages 5 and up. Including an epilogue by the grief therapist Rebecca Dabekaussen, with tips on how to discuss this difficult but inevitable subject with children. |
Contributor Bio(s): Brandenburg, Lisa: - Lisa Brandenburg is an illustrator living and working in Amstelveen in the Netherlands. She has a wide range of artistic interests and loves challenge and change. Lisa is curious about, and inspired by, what happens in the world around us. Lisa is married and the proud mother of a son and a daughter.van Hest, Pimm: - Pimm van Hest (1975) was born in Veldhoven, the Netherlands. After having worked as a teacher for one year he started his studies "psychology" when he met his present partner. Soon it became clear they wanted to adopt a child. In 2007 their daughter Moira came into their lives. Moira's arrival was the inspiration for his first book. |