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Date de parution	01 janvier 0001
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STORIES TO LIGHT THE NIGHT
A GRIEF AND LOSS COLLECTION FOR CHILDREN, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES
SUSAN PERROW
Stories to Light the Night: A Grief and Loss Collection for Children, Families and Communities © 2021 Susan Perrow.
Susan Perrow is hereby identified as the author of this work in accordance with section 77 of the Copyright, Designs and Patent Act, 1988. She asserts and gives notice of her moral right under this Act.

Published by Hawthorn Press, Hawthorn House, 1 Lansdown Lane, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 1BJ, UK Email: info@hawthornpress.com www.hawthornpress.com
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form by any means (electronic or mechanical, through reprography, digital transmission, recording or otherwise) without prior written permission of the publisher.
Stories to Light the Night © Hawthorn Press 2021 Cover illustration and design by Lucy Guenot Typesetting by Lucy Guenot Printed by Short Run Press Ltd, Exeter
Every effort has been made to trace the ownership of all copyrighted material. If any omission has been made, please bring this to the publisher’s attention so that proper acknowledgement may be given in future editions.
The views expressed in this book are not necessarily those of the publisher.
The stories are reproduced with kind permission from the 34 authors listed on pages 6–7. These and Susan Perrow’s own stories cannot be reproduced in any form without the written permission of the publisher.
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data applied for
ISBN 978-1-912480-27-2 eISBN: 978-1-912480-48-7
D EDICATION
To Nancye My Mother, My Rose
A CKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This book has been many years in the making. I have struggled with the responsibility of such an important collection but have been urged forward by the contributions from others, the positive responses to my own stories, and personal experiences at my therapeutic story seminars.
Thank you to the 34 teachers, psychologists, social workers, storytellers, parents and grandparents from across the globe who took the time to share their stories and story outcomes with me, then generously agreed to contribute them to this book. And much gratitude to Benjamin Aukram, Austin Clark-Smith and Katie Hepton for allowing their healing words from the ‘Our Kids Project’ (Lismore Base Hospital) to be shared in this collection.
A heartfelt ‘thank you’ to my loving husband John Adam for his patience and support, including many shoulder massages, through the long journey of crafting this book. And to my children and grandchildren for their enduring love and encouragement of my story passion, and especially to my youngest son Jamie Perrow for his help shaping the cover with his designer ‘eye’.
To my publisher Martin Large for his trust in me and my work, to Claire Percival for her prompt replies to my many emails, to Katie Bevan for her artistic formatting, to Lucy Guenot for her talent with the beautiful cover image, and to Alida Gersie for her helpful suggestions on the introduction. Especial thanks to Richard House for his generosity and insight during his thorough and encouraging copy-edit process, helping to polish this book in readiness to shine out to the world.
A collection like this has required dedicated mentoring and guidance from several colleagues and friends. I am especially indebted to Paula Bowles (Member of the Australian Psychology Society) for our discussions on the sensitive challenges of compiling this collection. And to Julie McVeigh, Di Kelly and Margaret King for their feedback and reflections.
Last, but definitely not least, a mighty ‘thank you’ to my special Byron Writers Group – the Zinklings – Lynton Burger, Jenni Cargill-Strong, Vicky King, Mitchell Kelly, Jay McKenzie and Ana Davis. You cared for me like family, nursing my stories through the ups and downs of writing’s many challenges.
CONTENTS
List of Contributors
Stories created by Susan Perrow
Foreword by Alida Gersie
1 INTRODUCTION
The Healing Power of Words and Stories
Intentions
Overview
My Journey in Compiling this Collection
How to Use this Book
Introducing the Different Story Sections
2 THERAPEUTIC STORIES: PROCESS AND EXPERIENCE
A Quality of ‘Being Present’
Sensing the Right Time and Place to Share a Therapeutic Story
Different Types of Stories
Thoughts on Metaphor
Thoughts on Imagination
The Story of Truth
3 LOSS OF A LOVED ONE
A N EST IN THE S TARS
W OLF B OY ’ S J OURNEY H OME
T HE L ITTLE C ANDLE
T HE B ALLERINA AND THE M USIC B OX
H EAVENLY M AGIC
T AJI L A U PENDO – T HE C ROWN OF L OVE
A D OLL FOR S YLVIA
G RANDMOTHER ’ S C LOAK OF L IGHT
T HE T ALE OF L ITTLE F AWN AND D EAR F RIEND
T HE B EAVERS AND THE O AK T REE
S YLVIE AND THE S TARS
M ISS B URBLE
T HE O RIOLE AND THE C HERRY T REE
P RINCESS R OSE AND THE G ARDEN Q UEEN
T HE R OSE AND THE T HORN
W HEN G RANDMA P ASSED A WAY
T HE F ANTASTIC F LYING M ACHINE
G OODBYE S HELLY
T HE L ITTLE S TAR W HO C OULD N OT S TAY
W HISPER S WEET D REAMS
T HE R AINBOW D OVE
T HE M EMORY T REASURE B OX
T HE G ARDEN
A ND T HUS C AME THE R ESTFUL N IGHT
4 LOSS OF FAMILY CONNECTION
T WO H OMES FOR S PARKLE
M AMA R OO AND L ITTLE R OO
T HREE B EARS AND T WO B OATS
T HREE B EDS FOR K OALA
T HE L ITTLE Y ELLOW T RAIN
L ITTLE B IRD AND F ATHER B IRD
T HE F AMILY S HIP
T HE C RACK
T HE S EED THAT D REAMT A F LOWER
T HE C UP T OWER
T HE G ANNAN O RANGE
T HE W HALE AND THE P EARL
T HE F ORESTER AND THE B IRD
5 LOSS OF A PET
D ONNA AND S CRUFF
A N EW D AWN
T IME TO S AY G OODBYE TO B ABY R OO
6 LOSS OF HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
L ITTLE R OSE
A B OX OF H ANKIE F RIENDS
T HE L ITTLE G NOME W HO H AD TO S TAY H OME
A H ANDKERCHIEF FOR L ITTLE P OSSUM
L ITTLE S INGING B UNNY
T HE C HILDREN AND THE R IVER
T HE P RINCESS AND THE P EARL
A F ISHER OF W ORDS
B RIGHT L IGHT
H EALING WITH W ORDS – P OEMS FROM ‘O UR K IDS ’
T HE F ROG AND THE P AIL OF C REAM
H EALING B ONES
T HE B LACK S TONE
L ITTLE S HELL AND THE D ANCING P EARLS
Random Story-Writing Exercise
7 LOSS OF PLACE
T HE B AMBOO F AMILY
T HE A NTS AND THE S TORM
T HE R ABBITS AND THE B USH F IRE
P RINCE C ARP
T HE K ALACHUCHI D OLL
T HE M EMORY B LANKET
T HE S ONG OF L IFE AND THE S ONG OF W ORK
T HE F LOWERED K IMONO
T HE M IGRATORY B IRD
Two Stories for Syrian Refugee Children
U PROOTED
T HE N EST B UILDERS
L INDELWE ’ S S ONG
T HE L AVENDER N EST
8 ENVIRONMENTAL GRIEF AND LOSS
T HE T REE OF L IGHT
M ESSAGES IN THE S AND
T HE P EACOCK ’ S F EATHER
T HE S HADOW G IANT
T HE L IGHT OF L IFE
T HE S WAN ’ S S ONG
G RANDMOTHER AND THE D ONKEY
T HE M ULBERRY T REE
9 OTHER KINDS OF LOSS – TRUST, CO-OPERATION, CONTROL, BALANCE, RESPECT
T HE L AKE AND THE S KY
T HE L ITTLE F ISH
T HE R AINBOW G NOMES AND THE C AVE OF S ECRETS
T HE R AINBOW S TONE
T HE B EEKEEPER AND THE H ONEY C UP
T HE B RUSH AND THE P AN
T HE C IRCLE F RIENDS
T HE S PACE B ETWEEN THE M OON AND THE S TARS
K ING S UN AND Q UEEN M OON
10 CYCLES OF LIFE AND CHANGE
A PPLE L EAF
T HE B UTTERFLY
L ITTLE S TAR ’ S J OURNEY
T HE S PARKLING R IVER
T HE L EGEND OF C HUAB
F LY E AGLE F LY
S TREAM , D ESERT , W IND
T HE C REATOR W OMAN AND THE D OG
S NOWFLAKE IS F ALLING ...
PATTERNS AND TEMPLATES
REFERENCES AND RESOURCES
Services for Children and Their Families
Books
Websites
The Good Grief Project
List of Contributors
Name, story title(s) and biographical details (listed by first name).
Dr Aimee Chua – ‘The Bamboo Family’; child and adolescent psychiatrist, Iloilo City, The Philippines
Dr Alys Mendus – ‘The Migratory Bird’; independent scholar and Casual Academic at the University of Melbourne. Originally from the UK, now living in Moreton Bay, QLD, Australia
Ana Barišić , M.Sc. – ‘Miss Burble’; writer and educator, Rijeka, Croatia
Andreja Krenek – co-author of ‘The Black Stone’; office manager and storyteller, Zagreb, Croatia
Anja Jarh – ‘The Lavender Nest’; educator, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Annie Bryant – ‘The Tale of Little Fawn and Dear Friend’; professional storyteller and musician, Quaama, NSW, Australia
Bandana Basu – ‘And Thus Came the Restful Night’ and ‘A New Dawn’; author, poet, blogger, teacher mentor and school advisor, Mumbai, India
Beate Steller M.A.Ed., B.S.W. (Hon), R.N. – ‘The Space between the Moon and the Stars’; social worker, counsellor, adult educator, spiritual carer and registered nurse, Grays Point, NSW, Australia
Becky Whitcombe – ‘The Rainbow Stone’ and ‘Little Singing Bunny’; postnatal consultant and playgroup leader, Sydney, Australia
Diana Petrova – ‘When Grandma Passed Away’; contemporary children’s author and editor, Sofia, Bulgaria
Didi A. Devapriya – ‘Uprooted’, ‘The Nest Builders’ and ‘Healing Bones’; neo-humanist educator, AMURTEL Romania, Bucharest
Elodie Guidou – ‘The Rainbow Gnomes’ and ‘The Cave of Secrets’; early childhood teacher, Bowral, NSW, Australia
Erika Katačić Kožić – co-author of ‘The Black Stone’; pharmaceutical scientist and storyteller, Zagreb, Croatia
Esther Moreno – ‘A Nest in the Stars’; early childhood teacher, Malla, Spain
Jenni Cargill-Strong – ‘The Mulberry Tree’; professional storyteller, teacher and coach, with a special interest in teaching ‘Storytelling for Changemakers’, Northern NSW, Australia
Jill Tina Taplin – ‘The Little Fish’; author and teacher trainer (UK and internationally), Staffordshire, UK
Kaitlyn Tighe – ‘The Whale and the Pearl’; social worker / child safety officer, Central Queensland, Australia
Lyn McCormick – ‘Whisper Sweet Dreams’; educator and grandmother, Ocean Shores, NSW, Australia
Mayumi Murphy – ‘The Lake and the Sky’; Japanese language teacher, South Coast, NSW, Australia
Mohini Frankel-Hutton – co-author of ‘The Beavers and the Oak Tree’; spiritual response therapi