Customer Reviews
good book - By: Mrs. M. Pattinson, 17 Oct 2008 
I was given this after my dad died i read it to my children it helped i have since given it to two sets of children & i think it helped them a little. I think it is a great book
Pond Life - By: Kevin J. Doble, 23 Apr 2008 
The pamphlet is well written & illustrated. Good for sharing with a young child. However, it was not very useful to me. The analogy is misleading & obviously based on an 'afterlife'. May appeal to some but not for those looking for a more straightforward, rational approach.
A lovely story, and a very useful analogy. - By: G. Freeman, 18 Mar 2007 I'm reading this book to my 4-year old who's asking where Granddad has gone. It's a particularly useful analogy because of the 2 different environments livedin by the water bugs & the dragonfly, which explains why we can't go to see if Granddad is OK & neither can he come back to see us! It is a bit religious, but if you're OK with that, it's a great story.
WATER BUGS AND DROGNFLIES - By: , 10 Sep 2003 This book tells a sweet story of a water bug who leaves his old life behind to become a dragonflyin his new life. I did feel the story would only appeal to under 5-6 year olds as the story was fictional & did not give the reality of death. Beautifully illustrated, a lovely prayer at the end of the book with the option to put the name of the deceased in. This book would make a nice keepsake for a child to remember the loved one that died.
Only helpful to VERY young kids with Christian beliefs. - By: , 05 Feb 2002 I found this very religious. The reading level was focused at VERY young children, but it was not appropriate to read the whole book to the childin my case as the Christian leaning of the end of the book was too strong for my liking. It was a bit of a waste of money!
