Column: Book donation program helps Elburn parents continue story of their infant daughter who died last year: ‘We are grateful to keep her memory alive’

Sophia, born far too prematurely and weighing only 15 ounces, died after a 40-day struggle, but her mother and father are determined to continue her narrative by donating children's books to area hospitals.

The first thing I notice when walking into the Elburn home of Nina Trader and her husband Derek Braasch is not the hundreds of children’s books, some in boxes, some in stand-alone piles, that dominate their living room. My eyes, instead, go straight to the beautiful frosted pink Christmas tree in the corner of the family room that features butterflies and flowers and handmade ornaments - and large white letters that spell out a little girl’s name.

Trader, who says one of their favorite things to do with Sophia in the NICU was read to her, absolutely loved the idea and took it to friends and family who responded with such enthusiasm - some even held their own book drives - there was an “explosion” of books that have since been delivered to about a half dozen neonatal intensive care units in the area.

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