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Description Age range 3 to 6 Dragon Fire is a picture book about cancer and what it means for a family. Geert De Kockere's gentle text tellsthe true story of An Dom and her family, and Tineke Van Hemeldonck's simple paintings allow raw emotion intoher illustrations. This is a must-havebook for any family dealing with a parent with terminal illness.
Age range 3 to 6In the evening when it gets dark, a daddy dragon, a mama dragon, and dragon children breathe fire into thenight. They see who can breathe their fire the farthest and they sing out, "Fire is life, and life is fire!" But one nightmama has trouble making a flame. As she grows sicker, it's up to Daddy and the dragon children to love andtake care of her. And when Mama's flame goes out completely, Daddy and the dragon children give her onelast hug, one last kiss, and find a way to say goodbye.Eventually Daddy and the dragon children decide to trybreathing fire into the night again. They do not breathe their flames very far, but something special happens.High in the sky a sparkling star flashes like a flame in the dark. "Mama!" the dragon children cry, and it is sobeautiful that Daddy announces, "Mama wins this time."Dragon Fire is a picture book about cancer and what it means for a family. Geert De Kockere's gentle text tellsthe true story of An Dom and her family, and Tineke Van Hemeldonck's simple paintings allow raw emotion intoher illustrations. This is a must-havebook for any family dealing with a parent with terminal illness.
Geert De Kockere studied to become a teacher but instead became a professional journalist. Currently he is the editor of Buitenbeen, a nature magazine for Flanders and the Netherlands. He has written many children's books, including several collections of poems, and has won a variety of book prizes for his work. He resides in Kempen, Belgium.
An Dom was a terminally ill kindergarten teacher who began writing Dragon Fire so she could explain in simple terms to her children what the cancer would do to her and what the consequences would be for the family. She chose dragons as the characters to stay in the realm of children. She passed away in 2011.
Tineke Van Hemeldonck studied graphic design, specializing in illustration, at Provinciale Hogeschool Limburg in Hasselt. She has done all kinds of graphic design work, and this is her first children's book. She currently resides in Bunsbeek, Belgium.
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