Aimee Spring
Award-winning Author
Aimee Spring
Award-winning Author
BOOKS
Grieving and Loss
A Mom's Choice Awards Recipient, THE LITTLE BUTTERFLY: FOR YOUNG HEARTS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED LOSS, a colorfully illustrated story and memory book, offers a gentle and sensitive way to look at death. From chrysalis to a beautiful butterfly flying off to heaven, the Butterfly's message will reassure children and adults that although their l
A Mom's Choice Awards Recipient, THE LITTLE BUTTERFLY: FOR YOUNG HEARTS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED LOSS, a colorfully illustrated story and memory book, offers a gentle and sensitive way to look at death. From chrysalis to a beautiful butterfly flying off to heaven, the Butterfly's message will reassure children and adults that although their loved one is no longer with them, they will be reunited someday. This book includes suggested activities to celebrate and remember their loved one and a special section for recounting memories through writing, drawing, or pasting photos. This keepsake book can be opened whenever the child wishes to revisit the cherished memories they have captured.
"We are happy to award deserving books like THE LITTLE BUTTERFLY," said Dawn Matheson, CEO, Mom's Choice Awards. "Our panel of judges really felt this book merited a place on our list of the best in family-friendly products that parents and educators can feel confident in using."
Available October 14, 2025!
Every life has a turning point . . . this is hers.
Rochester, New York, 1911: Helen O’Donnell is a lonely, awkward girl content in the quiet routines of her Irish Catholic home until the sudden death of her grandmother shatters the only life she’s known. Her grandfather crumbles under grief, and Helen is placed under the control of her unc
Every life has a turning point . . . this is hers.
Rochester, New York, 1911: Helen O’Donnell is a lonely, awkward girl content in the quiet routines of her Irish Catholic home until the sudden death of her grandmother shatters the only life she’s known. Her grandfather crumbles under grief, and Helen is placed under the control of her uncle, a strict Catholic priest determined to mold her into a demure, penitent young woman. Her world narrows, her voice is stifled and her spirit begins to fade.
But just as Helen feels herself disappearing, new voices call her back. A quiet circle of suffragists surrounds her with friendship, wisdom, and the fire of resistance, offering Helen the courage to imagine something more.
In an era of sweeping change, Helen must decide: will she remain the girl she’s always been, bound by duty and tradition, or will she fight to become the woman she was meant to be—no matter the cost?
THE GIRL FROM MAGNOLIA STREET is a deeply moving historical novel about found family, buried truths, and the strength women inspire in one another.
About Aimee
THE GIRL FROM MAGNOLIA STREET-Historical Fiction/Women's Fiction (October 14, 2025)
The Girl from Magnolia Street was inspired by a twelve-page memoir my Irish Catholic grandmother, Helen, wrote for her seven grandchildren. I discovered it years after her death, and from the moment I read it, I knew her story needed to be told. Though my novel is a work of fiction, Helen’s early life, marked by both hardship and resilience, was the seed that grew into my debut.
Set against the backdrop of the 1910s suffrage movement in Rochester, New York, The Girl from Magnolia Street explores the power of found family, buried truths, and the fierce bonds between women.
At its heart, the novel is rooted in an old Gaelic proverb: It is in the shelter of each other that we survive.
Readers of Sue Monk Kidd and Lisa Wingate will recognize the emotional depth and thematic richness—love and loss, strength and sisterhood, and the profound courage it takes to break free.
THE LITTLE BUTTERFLY-a children's book (available at all major online bookstores)
THE LITTLE BUTTERFLY: FOR YOUNG HEARTS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED LOSS, A Mom's Choice Gold Awards Recipient was a promise kept from over fifteen years ago when we lost Aliza in a midterm pregnancy. (Don't ever underestimate the heartache of a miscarriage.) The poem used in this book was written the morning of our loss. I used it to not only help myself with the immense pain and disappointment but to explain what happened in a gentle way to our two young children who were looking forward to having a little sister. It has colorful illustrations and a large memory section for children to capture the memories of their deceased loved one, human or animal, through art, photos, journaling or stories.
ADVICE-Live Your Dreams!
I firmly believe that it's never too late to make your dreams come true. This is pretty corny but my high school year book quote was: Don't ever stop loving, don't ever stop believing, don't ever stop dreaming your dreams.