On The Wings Of A Butterfly

On The Wings of a Butterfly discusses feelings that a child may encounter when a loved one passes away, and normalises them. The child is encouraged to remember the deceased through memories and special moments, and to think of them living on in the world around us – maybe on the wings of a butterfly, or in the clouds above. The book deals briefly with stillbirth, and explains that a stillborn baby spends its life inside a tummy, rather than out in the world, and that the baby’s special moments are spent there instead. At the end of the story, the child is encouraged to go forward and make their own memories that will form part of their life journey, because their loved one would not want them to be sad. Finally, there is space for the child to draw and write about their loved one inside the book, making this a special keepsake and permanent point of reference for the child, as they continue on their grieving journey.