And, children feel safer discussing a storybook character's situation rather than broaching a subject closer to home. Traumatized children often use books and fairytales as coping mechanisms. According to Dr. Elizabeth Segel, Executive Director, Beginning with Books, Fairytales are a wonderful comfort to children. They provide a set of reference points for those times when real life is too painful. Even though the tales resolutions might not be realistic, theyre a great reassurance to children and their refined sense of justice.
Libraries usually carry several editions of fairy and folk tales.