Titles
Tuck Meets a Dragonfly
By Frances Charles
This delightfully illustrated and heartwarming book tells the story of a young turtle named Tuck who is struggling after the death of his Mom. Tuck’s best friend, Padraic, embarks on a quest to find the answer to Tuck’s questions, “Is there a Turtle Heaven?” And “Is my Mom there?” Padraic seeks the help of Old Naughton, a turtle elder, who in turn asks the help of the dragonflies, Queen Emily and Katarina. Together the group brings the answers Tuck needs to begin his healing.
“A journey of friendship and love that will touch the grieving hearts of young and old.”
Meet You in the Stars
By Donald A. Quindley
During cool summer nights, whether camping, while listening to waves on a beach, or driving together at night, a Dad and his son often gaze at the stars together, promising to meet there if one of them is ever away. As young Jack picks out constellations and animals, his dad marvels at both his son’s promise and their shared moments. Vividly illustrated, this story offers hope and comfort in their connections and through a dad’s enduring love.
Especially For You
By Ken Brack
Awakened to the death of his son in a car crash, reeling in the desolate place that no parent ever expects to be, Ken Brack sets out to find how people rebuild their lives after catastrophic loss. A journalist and former high school teacher, Brack gathers the wrenching and ultimately uplifting stories of grieving families who grow through extraordinary trials by finding a new purpose.
Especially For You casts fresh light on our responses to horrific ordeals, including healing oneself by lifting others up. Driven by an arresting emotional intimacy in the author’s narrative voice, the book speaks passionately to readers trying to make sense of calamity and to our shared capacity to transform pain into something good.