Remember the Butterflies

by Anna Grossnickle Hines

When Grandpa dies, Holly and Glen remember the special times they had together, gardening, reading, and learning about butterflies. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0525446796
• ISBN13: 9780525446798
• Release Date: February 1991
• Publisher: Dutton Books for Young Readers
• Length: 4 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.3" x 10.3"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Excellent, honest, book about death

This is one of the books that helped my three-year-old understand and accept her grandfather's death. The way the family celebrates first the butterfly's life, then the grandfather's gives you a way to focus on something positive without being insincere or dishonest. It's a sad book, and hard to read to a child, but--if you agree with "the experts" that it's important to be honest, share your own sadness, admit your own uncertainties, and allow children the opportunity to ask questions--it's an excellent resource. My daughter asked for this book several times after I read it to her. In fact, she had me re-read "the sad part" over and over again. I think it helped her in a very profound way to grasp and accept her grandfather's death to hear me read "Then, one cold day, Grandpa died" dozens of times. If you're in the same position I was recently, I can only say I'm sorry and good luck. Death of a loved one is hard enough for us adults. Explaining it to a child who had no concept of mortality is incredibly, poignantly sad.

Excellent for children who have just lost their grandpa

Excellent book to help children recognize how to help keep the spirit of a loved one who's died live on. Done very respectfully. Highly recommended.