A little girl has lost her brother and shares with readers what this means to her. She tries to understand her own feelings and those of her mother, father, and sister, illustrating that there are different ways that people can react to losing someone they love. As the story moves through the girl's experience, it arrives at a universal problem - one that all families who have lost a child must address - how to acknowledge the birthday of a child who has died.
Although written for the young child, A Birthday Present for Daniel reaches out with compassion to all who have experienced the loss of a loved one.
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