Ask the Author: Deb Gruelle
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Deb Gruelle
My picture book, Ten Little Night Stars, was inspired when several things converged at one point in time. When my dad, who was such a secure rock to his kids and grandkids died (quite a few years ago), I flew back to California for his funeral.
At one point in the early evening, I held my sweet one-year-old son on my hip as I stood in my parents’ front yard. My eyes were drawn to the sky as I tried to imagine how far away my dad suddenly was and what heaven might be like, I grieved my dad and the sense of security that he had provided to all of us.
Then as I looked up at the sky, I saw the first star appear. I snuggled my son, pointed it out to him, and said, “Look! One little night star!” He mimicked me and pointed too. Those connected moments of sifting through the feelings of missing my dad, wanting to pass that wonderful sense of security on to future generations, and noticing one little star appearing in an evening sky while holding my son. That was the inspiration.
Sometimes the simplest things, like snuggling to read a book and the pattern of a bedtime routine, can add to a child's sense of security.
At one point in the early evening, I held my sweet one-year-old son on my hip as I stood in my parents’ front yard. My eyes were drawn to the sky as I tried to imagine how far away my dad suddenly was and what heaven might be like, I grieved my dad and the sense of security that he had provided to all of us.
Then as I looked up at the sky, I saw the first star appear. I snuggled my son, pointed it out to him, and said, “Look! One little night star!” He mimicked me and pointed too. Those connected moments of sifting through the feelings of missing my dad, wanting to pass that wonderful sense of security on to future generations, and noticing one little star appearing in an evening sky while holding my son. That was the inspiration.
Sometimes the simplest things, like snuggling to read a book and the pattern of a bedtime routine, can add to a child's sense of security.
Deb Gruelle
I'm currently working on a fun, new picture book.
I'm also working on the second edition of my book, The Ache for a Child: Emotional, Spiritual and Ethical Insights for Women Suffering Through Infertility and Pregnancy Loss. Women who experience infertility or the loss of a baby during pregnancy remain close to my heart.
The English version will release mid-2018. (The updated Hungarian version released in 2017.)
I'm also working on the second edition of my book, The Ache for a Child: Emotional, Spiritual and Ethical Insights for Women Suffering Through Infertility and Pregnancy Loss. Women who experience infertility or the loss of a baby during pregnancy remain close to my heart.
The English version will release mid-2018. (The updated Hungarian version released in 2017.)
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