Fairy Tales: the Magic Mirror: Psychological Development and Literary Understanding of Children into

Fairy Tales: The Magic Mirror synthesizes psychological and literary research from Freud, Bettleheim and Egan and puts it in a context that can help parents and teachers more effectively use stories at home and at school. Davison's work presents a deeper meaning to common fairy tales and an understanding of where they fit into a child's psychological development. It can be used as a handbook on its own or a springboard for analyzing and evaluating stories which can pose as scaffolding for the psychological development of children.