Elke Barber Reihenfolge der Bücher

Alex ist erst drei Jahre alt, als sein Vater einen schweren Herzinfarkt erleidet. Ganz allein schafft er es, Hilfe zu holen, doch sein geliebter Papa stirbt noch im Krankenwagen. Das illustrierte Buch erklärt Kindern in altersgerechten Worten den (plötzlichen) Tod eines nahestehenden Menschen und versucht behutsam Antworten zu geben auf die Fragen, die Kinder in so einer Situation beschäftigen: Wirst du auch sterben, Mama? Wer kümmert sich dann um mich? Wann muss ich sterben? Erwachsene erhalten Hilfestellung, um Kinder in ihrer Trauer zu begleiten. Das Buch eignet sich auch für Kindergärten, Schulen und Kindertrauerstellen.

When we were on a No Girls Allowed! holiday, my daddy's heart stopped beating and I had to find help all by myself. He was very badly broken. Not even the ambulance people could help him...This honest, sensitive and beautifully illustrated picture book is designed to help explain the concept of death to children aged 3-7. Written in Alex's own words, it is based on the real-life conversations that Elke Barber had with her then three-year-old son, Alex, after the sudden death of his father. The book provides reassurance and understanding to readers through clear and honest answers to the difficult questions that can follow the death of a loved one, and carries the invaluable message that it is okay to be sad, but it is okay to be happy, too.

My daddy died when I was (one...two...) three years old. Today we are out in the garden. It always makes me think about my daddy because he LOVED his garden. Sometimes, I wonder what happened to my daddy's body... This picture book aims to help children aged 3+ to understand what happens to the body after someone has died. Through telling the true story of what happened to his daddy's body, we follow Alex as he learns about cremation, burial and spreading ashes. Full of questions written in Alex's own words, and with the gentle, sensitive and honest answers of his mother, this story will reassure any young child who might be confused about death and what happens afterwards. It also reiterates the message that when you have experienced the loss of a loved one, it is okay to be sad, but it is okay to be happy, too.