Pod drnem – von der Gathen Katharina (2025)

Children do not naturally realize death. But they want to know everything. What is dying like? What happens to the body? How does it work in a crematorium and what exactly does a funeral service do? The book answers everything that happens before the funeral, after the funeral, and revolves around death, with an amazing mix of deep seriousness and humor.
We will learn about the curious ways some people have died, what happens to a person when they die, what the body looks like after death and what happens to it in the crematorium, after the funeral, and ten years after death, how cremation takes place, and what a coffin or urn might look like. We will find out which creature has the shortest lifespan and which one outlives us, it will guide us through the history of epidemics that killed thousands of people, introduce rituals, traditions, and customs from various cultures associated with the end of life. It will take us to the deathbed, to the crematorium, and into the depths of the funeral home, advising on what can help a grieving person. The book answers all these questions, which even we adults often cannot satisfactorily explain, with an amazing mix of deep seriousness and humor, with expert knowledge and depth, yet accessible to a child reader.