Foreword -- Introduction: practice and theory of the squiggle game -- Gifts from an angel: will there be rescue from danger? -- Whale, camel or giraffe with a balloon of a tummy? -- Of pirates and their treasures: the child analyst as archaeologist and treasure hunter -- Deep impact: "They are all nutcases" -- A lion and a broken comb: problematic identification with the father after a traumatic previous history -- The oh-so-good angel and the sock -- The rattlesnake with a knot in its tail -- How do sea monsters help against bed-wetting? -- The king's castle, the mother's rucksack. The wish for the Other on facing death -- Ghosts, babies and Chinese porcelain cups. Fear, fragility and the wish to be beautiful -- Scribbling as an activity done together: squiggle pictures as tangible objects in the outside world -- The rift in the earth and the king's wicked son. The threatening experience of psychosis -- Psychoanalytical access to children under extreme stress: squiggle interviews in research.