Mommy, What's 'Died' Mean?: How the Butterfly Story Helped Little Dave Understand His Grandpa's Death

By Linda Swain Gill and David Lee Bass

This book, based on a true story, is designed to assist Christian parents and other adults who love and care about children to talk with them about the difficult subject of death. Discussion questions are included for each story page to help determine how much the child understands. A simple imitation game is also included to help involve the child

• Language: English
• Publisher: Healthy Life Press, LLC
• Release date: Oct 11, 2014
• ISBN: 9781939267825

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Mommy, What’s

Died Mean?

How the Butterfly Story Helped Little Dave

Understand His Grandpa’s Death

Written by Linda Swain Gill

Illustrated by David Lee Bass

aka Little Dave

MOMMY, WHAT’S DIED MEAN?

How the Butterfly Story Helped Little Dave

Understand His Grandpa’s Death

©2014 by Healthy Life Press

All Rights Reserved.

Published by:

Healthy Life Press • 2603 Drake Drive • Orlando, FL 32810

www.healthylifepress.com

Author: Linda Swain Gill

Illustrator: David Lee Bass

Designer: Judy Johnson

Printed in the United States of America

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Gill, Linda Swain

Mommy, What’s Died Mean?

How the Butterfly Story Helped Little Dave Understand His Grandpa’s Death

eBook ISBN 978-1-939267-82-5

1. Christian Education – Death; 2. Children – Religion and Beliefs

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The photo of the author which appears on page forty is courtesy of Nancy Pilat-Renner, whose website is: www.nprphoto.com.

From the Publisher

An early version of this book, with the title, "Mommy, What’s ‘Died’?" – The Butterfly Story was published in 2005 by YouthLight, Inc. in two versions for use in public schools. The extended version is a leader’s guide for teachers and guidance counselors, and the storybook version is for parents and caregivers of young children. These versions of this book, with the original title, are still available at: www.youthlight.com, to whom we are grateful for allowing the publication of this updated version of The Butterfly Story. We trust it will help many young children understand death as it helped Little Dave when his Grandpa died.

Memorials

The Following Memorial Gifts Were Given to Underwrite the Publication of this Book

In memory of:

Parker Logan Hewitt (March 16, 2004—June 29, 2009)

Haley Morgan Hewitt (August 15, 2005—June 29, 2009)

Loving, inseparable, caring, funny, active, these are the words that first come to mind when speaking about Parker and Haley. They are a joy! Parker and Haley were inseparable. They loved each other, and they sure loved Jesus. They are together forever in heaven as of June 29, 2009. We miss you, Parker and Haley, more than words can say. We can’t wait to reunite at heaven’s gate.

Love,

Mommy & Daddy

Crystal and Craig Hewitt

In memory of:

William Dent Leeke (August 30, 1931—July 17, 2013)

That smile is what started this amazing love story. God brought us together after prayer. I was so blessed to be loved by you. You were a man of God, always giving your life for others, and giving yourself to the prisoners, just as God asks. I will miss you on Earth with every cell in my body, but I know