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THE DRAGONFLY SECRET is a beautifully illustrated story of hope for everyone. With vibrant, detailed pictures, the story is told with a bit of mystery and whimsy.
Lea, a small dragonfly, first seen in the companion book, THE DRAGONFLY DOOR, encounters a young boy playing in a meadow. The two begin playing hide and seek and having a good time. Before the day ends, the boy promises to tell the dragonfly a secret if she promises to do three things for him. Her first task is to search for a baseball hat the next time she's in the garden. Lea immediately agrees and the boy leaves.
The next day, while Lea searches for the baseball hat, she encounters an elderly couple who asks her if she's found the baseball hat yet. She tells them she's only started looking for it. Then, like the boy, they ask for her to find something. She is also to find a brown bear in the garden.
Lea is determined to find both of these things so that she can get to the third thing to learn the boy's secret.
But when Lea does discover the baseball hat and the bear, she learns the secret on her own.
Though the underlying theme may seem of loss when Lea discovers the boy's secret, underneath that loss is a feeling of hope. The loved ones learn that they are watched over and all is well. Instead of being sad at the loss suffered in the book, the family is full of joy upon the understanding of Lea's part in the discovery.
THE DRAGONFLY SECRET is a beautifully illustrated story of hope for everyone. With vibrant, detailed pictures, the story is told with a bit of mystery and whimsy.
Lea, a small dragonfly, first seen in the companion book, THE DRAGONFLY DOOR, encounters a young boy playing in a meadow. The two begin playing hide and seek and having a good time. Before the day ends, the boy promises to tell the dragonfly a secret if she promises to do three things for him. Her first task is to search for a baseball hat the next time she's in the garden. Lea immediately agrees and the boy leaves.
The next day, while Lea searches for the baseball hat, she encounters an elderly couple who asks her if she's found the baseball hat yet. She tells them she's only started looking for it. Then, like the boy, they ask for her to find something. She is also to find a brown bear in the garden.
Lea is determined to find both of these things so that she can get to the third thing to learn the boy's secret.
But when Lea does discover the baseball hat and the bear, she learns the secret on her own.
Though the underlying theme may seem of loss when Lea discovers the boy's secret, underneath that loss is a feeling of hope. The loved ones learn that they are watched over and all is well. Instead of being sad at the loss suffered in the book, the family is full of joy upon the understanding of Lea's part in the discovery.
