Saying Goodbye to Conner

By La Donna Kemp-Morrell

She has written this book for her dearest granddaughter Tyanna Kemp to tell her that God loves us all and loss is an inevitable part of life. But because God loves all of us, God makes sure we are never left alone, just like Tyanna has her grandparents and Maana had Gramps.

She also wants to this book to serve as a mark of the love Tyannas grandparents has for her and that they will do their best to be there for her whenever she needs them.

She lives in Lansing, Michigan, with her husband, Richard Morrell, and her little Tyanna.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Apr 18, 2016
• ISBN: 9781514484753

La Donna Kemp-Morrell

La Donna Kemp-Morrell is a dedicated grandparent whose world revolves around her grandchildren, and she loves telling stories.

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Copyright © 2016 by La Donna Kemp-Morrell.

ISBN:      Softcover      978-1-5144-8476-0

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Contents

Dedication

Maana

Gramps Pays a Visit

Conner Goes Wandering

Making Friends

Sam, the Hunter

Maana Misses Conner

At Gramps' Place

About The Author

Dedication

This book is for our dearest grandchildren, Brandon Kemp and Tyanna Kemp. They are the best grandkids any grandparents could ever ask for. We love them very much.

Maana

For Maana, that morning was like every other morning. Like all the other koala bears, Maana had been curled up on a branch of her favorite tree. When the sun rose, its light had become a little too bright. She blinked her eyes open and looked around her.

The forests of Australia are beautiful. Green plants make the area look fresh all the time. The tall, straight eucalyptus trees that all koalas love can be seen all around. Each koala have their own favorite tree and that is where they spend most of the day.

Maana's favorite tree is the one that is growing right next to her brother, Conner's. The tree that Conner likes is even taller than Maana's but it has fewer branches on it. Maana's tree is full of pretty, green leaves that smell delicious to her. If you smelled those leaves, you would think you had some Vicks in your hand! At that moment, Conner was fast asleep.

On the other side of Maana's tree was another tree. This tree belonged to Conner and Maana's mother. While they lived in separate trees now, Maana remembered things were different when she was little. She was older than Conner and had been born first.

As soon as she was born, her Mama started carrying Maana in her pouch. Did you know that Koala bears have pouches like kangaroos do? So, wherever Mama went, so did Maana. She was safe and loved in that pouch and only came out to munch on eucalyptus leaves.

She stayed there for about six months. She also kept growing bigger in there. When she came out,