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My name is Judith and I love to write. I blog at juicygreenmom.ca. My husband Ron is an artist (he is on Instagram @rcytang), and I always dreamed about making a children's book with him. This book, Hunter's Special Squawk, became a very special project for us to work on together, with input from our daughter.
The backstory
On August 22, 2017, our 5 month and 1 day old nephew, Hunter Brown, was killed in an arson that also destroyed his home. His mother, Ron's younger sister, was brought to hospital in critical condition but ultimately recovered from her injuries. This unfathomable event was and continues to be extremely difficult for our family to understand. Even more difficult was trying to explain it to our young daughter, who was a week away from her 7th birthday at the time.
As the months passed and the pain of the grief came and went in waves, I wondered how we would ever escape the despair, the heartbreak, the emptiness. Finally I started to think about everything Hunter had meant to us, and the memories we had made with him in his short time on earth.
Hunter’s Special Squawk is a way for me to make sense of a horrific situation. To explain to our daughter why a life could be taken so soon. And to move forward honouring Hunter’s memory and the things he taught us.
Our hope is that Hunter’s story can bring comfort and solace to others who have lost loved ones too soon. We hope that it can help both children and adults to understand and process their grief, and be able to see the light in the darkness.
The good Hunter brought to the world will continue to live on. 10% of the proceeds from the sale of this book will be donated to WWF-Canada's vital conservation work through the Give a Panda Room to Grow fund. To date, $100 has been donated to this fund through proceeds from the sale of the book.
This fundraising page is for anyone who would like to donate directly to WWF-Canada to support the important work they do.
Find out more about how you can get your copy of Hunter's Special Squawk here: http://juicygreenmom.ca/hunters-special-squawk/
Thank you for your support and for helping Hunter's legacy live on!