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A Butterfly for Brittany: A Children's Book About the Death of Another Child, from a Child's Point of View

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A beautiful childrens picture book that touches on a subject many of us don't like to talk about, a child's death. This books is sensitive and original in its form. The message of hope, love, and faith helps the child who is reading it to understand that it is okay to feel the way they feel. This book helps to open the door for further discussion on this sensitive topic. The author approaches this subject through the eyes of a child, in language and illustrations that they can relate to. There is no other book like this that completely is focused on the child and their struggles with the death of another child.

Referenced in a Thesis for Masters of Education: "My Mommy Died, Is there A Book About Me?: Death and Dying in Children's Picture Books 2000-2006. By Kelly Nowak. Types of grief: Mitigation and New Identity, Successful.

All of my books were referenced in this Thesis. All were successful on the gradient submitted. I am thankful to all of those who made my books possible and to those who have yet to realize my dreams. Thank you. Cristine Thomas: Mother of angel Brittany, Author, Illustrator, Publisher.

This book helps children open up about the death of another child. The simple, yet effective way the author tells the story of Megan and how she helps her cousin Brittany on the day Brittany goes to heaven by painting butterfly wings for her to wear when the angels come, helps a child to grasp the actuality of death, and to feel that they contributed to their friend/siblings/relatives physical/spiritual journey, no matter how little a gesture. The illustrations are overflowing with emotion. This is the ideal book for anyone who knows a child that is grieving the loss of another child.

Of all the books I purchased on the subject of cancer, this was the most expensive and most dissapointing one. The pictures are almost frightening. The story is poorly edited and the description of the book is barely close to the story once you are in it. I wish someone with knowledge had helped this family with the telling of their story before it got this far. The only vaidating point is that the profits go to brain cancer research and it gives you links to other books and products. I won't purchase any of them however until I see them first. If the quality of the suggested items is as poor as this one I would find myself with several books I will never use again. I patted myself on the back for donating to cancer research and put the book in the Goodwill box