Goodbye Butterfly

Embark on a Journey Through the Heart: Embrace Healing in the Midst of Loss When the world seems to crumble with the departure of a loved one, "Goodbye, Butterfly: Understanding Loss with Love" offers a tender embrace, a guide through the tender journey of grief. Like a trusted companion, it holds your hand, assuring you that amidst the cascade of emotions, there lies a path of love, remembrance, and renewal. In the delicate pages of this book, you'll navigate the nuances of goodbyes, uncovering what loss really means and the whirlwind of feelings that come with it. As you turn each page, you'll find solace in understanding that your tears are not signs of weakness but precious droplets in the ocean of healing. Together, we explore the myriad beliefs about where our loved ones have gone, and how to hold them in our hearts with eternal warmth. Remembering With Love is more than a chapter; it is a promise. A promise that your memories, brimming with affection, can transform aching absence into a celebration of life lived and love shared. It's Okay to Cry speaks softly to your soul, granting permission to express your sorrow and to discover the healing power of reaching out for a comforting hug. Talking About Feelings lights the way for open hearts and shared stories, making this more than a personal journey. It's a passage that connects us to others, binding us in the universal experience of loss. As you reach out to friends, the support found will emerge as beams of light during the darker days.And then, a new dawn in Growing From Grief. Here, the book gently nudges you to witness your own evolving strength, recognizing that every ending is also a chance to cherish new beginnings. Complete with meaningful activities and ample resources, this book becomes a treasured keepsake--a lantern in the night, guiding you back to a hopeful horizon. Laced with comfort and understanding, "Goodbye, Butterfly" is an invitation to journey through grief with compassion and to bravely step forward without leaving love behind. This book is not only a resource but also a friend in the most challenging of times.

The Life Cycle of a Butterfly explains in simple terms the transformation from pupa to chrysalis to butterfly. Beautifully illustrated, the book also takes a close up look at the caterpillar, one of nature's eating machines" and shows why monarchs fly 4,000 miles after metamorphosis.

Saying goodbye is hard. This book helps children recognize the therapy process and address saying goodbye to an important person in their life.

A collection of original poetry from a blog kept throughout high school and early adulthood.

Mike McCardell’s instinct for finding the perfect story at just the right time has led him to a lifetime of great scoops and gripping tales as an author and Vancouver news icon. Years of chasing and reporting human-interest stories have honed his ability to see the deeper meaning behind the everyday, and to capture the universal and familiar in even the strangest and most outlandish events. With this open-hearted approach, McCardell has become a master of weaving stories that are uplifting, compassionate and full of his signature brand of humour. It is no wonder then that so many of the stories from his bestselling books have become old favourites, to be reread and enjoyed over and over again. In Shoelaces are Hard, McCardell delivers brand-new stories in his classic format, to join other much-loved titles like Unlikely Love Stories, The Blue Flames That Keep Us Warm and Everything Works on the shelf. With a fresh batch of quirky and inspiring tales, Shoelaces are Hard is sure to quickly become a new favourite.

From 1942 to 1945 over 15,000 Jewish children passed through Terezin, a stopping-off place, for hundreds of thousands on their way to the gas chambers of Auschwitz. Most of these perished at Auschwitz. But one child, Raja Englanderova, after the liberation, returned to Prague. This play is an imaginative creation of her story from poems, diaries, letters, journals, drawings and pictures.

A migrating gray whale and calf get hung up on an oil drilling platform off the coast of California. Caught in an oil spill, their fate and that of the coastal habitat of Southern California hinge on the migration of Monarch butterflies from Mexico and on a diary written thirty years earlier by a dying 13-year-old girl.