Und wenn sie nicht doch gestorben sind?

Fairy tales work with metaphors that contain profound messages for the grieving. The leap into the well, the darkness in the belly of the wolf, the thorny hedge, the doves at the mother’s grave, a cave full of lights of life, or the ghostly queen who says: What is my child doing, what is my fawn doing? – Now I come once more – And then nevermore! All of these are images for illness, dying, death, and mourning. Through the seven Grimms' fairy tales "The Bremen Town Musicians," "Sleeping Beauty," "The Star Money," "The Frog Prince or Iron Henry," "Snow White," "The Little Shirt," and "Godfather Death," the author Alexandra Eyrich provides valuable insights into the possibilities of fairy tale pedagogy in (family) grief support. The star chart model of family grief support she developed is presented here for the first time. Each fairy tale is quoted in its original text, followed by numerous references to grief work and richly illustrated suggestions and creative impulses for practice. Additional information on storytelling and grief work rounds off this high-quality non-fiction book.