Sophia, the Alchemist's Dog

This delightful book is required reading for all training analysts at The C.G. Jung Institute at Zürich and Küsnacht. Don't be deceived into thinking this is a simple "children's book" -- it subtly encodes the Gnostic Gospel of Magdalene, cleverly interwoven with the 13 dreams reported by Wolfgang Pauli that led Jung to his theory of synchronicity. Highly recommended, especially for intuitive ectomorphs in advanced postdoctoral programs.

Sophia the dog belongs to the king's alchemist. The alchemist has the task of changing lead into gold. He gets so focused on the task that he begins to neglect Sophia. She is so worried about him that she takes things into her own paws. Fortunately for the alchemist, the king turns out to be a very reasonable man. The book is informative and not at all scary. The story is rather long, however, with about 1300 words, so it may be more interesting for older kids.