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The Story Cure: An A to Z of Books to Keep Kids Happy, Healthy and Wise: An A-Z of Books to Keep Kids Happy, Healthy and Wise

The Story Cure: An A to Z of Books to Keep Kids Happy, Healthy and Wise: An A-Z of Books to Keep Kids Happy, Healthy and Wise

by Ella Berthoud (Author), Susan Elderkin (Author)

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    Illustrated 2016

    $4.20
Synopsis

Mumsnet 'Best Books for Christmas 2016' From tantrums to tummy aches to teenage mood swings, there are times when a book is the best medicine of all. The Story Cure is a manual for grown-ups who believe that the stories which shape children's lives should not be left to chance. In these pages bibliotherapists Ella and Susan recommend the perfect children's book - from picture books to YA novels via the golden world of chapter books - for every hiccup and heartache. Whether the young child you know is being bullied, the toddler can't sleep, or the teenager has fallen in love for the first time - or just doesn't know what to read next - the right story will help them feel themselves again. Packed full of helpful lists of the best books to read when turning ten or going through a spy/horse/superhero phase, you'll find old favourites such as The Borrowers and The Secret Garden alongside modern classics by MT Anderson, Malorie Blackman and Frank Cottrell Boyce. The Story Cure is the perfect companion for initiating young readers into one of life's greatest pleasures.

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More Information

Format: Illustrated
 Pages: 352
 Edition: Main
 Publisher: Canongate Books
Published: 27 Oct 2016
ISBN 10: 1782115277
ISBN 13: 9781782115274
Children’s book age: 12+ Years

Media Reviews
Erudite, inventive, eminently readable . . . Should be prescribed to busy parents who are plagued by one affliction in particular: Christmas shopping, terror of * * Telegraph * *
For anyone who loves reading. It's the sort of book you choose for a friend and end up wanting to keep. My advice would be to buy two -- RACHEL JOYCE, author of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry on The Novel Cure
An exuberant pageant of literary fiction and a celebration of the possibilities of the novel * * Guardian on The Novel Cure * *
Brilliant . . . A perfect gift * * Vogue on The Novel Cure * *
Wonderful * * Mumsnet, 'Best Books for Christmas 2016' * *
A charming addition to any library. Time spent leafing through its pages is inspiring - even therapeutic * * Economist on The Novel Cure * *
Author Bio
Ella Berthoud and Susan Elderkin met as English Literature students at Cambridge University, where they began giving novels to each other whenever one of them seemed in need of a boost. Ella went on to study fine art and become a painter and art teacher. Susan became a novelist and journalist. In 2008 they set up a bibliotherapy service through The School of Life in London, and since then have been prescribing books either virtually or in person to clients all over the world. With four children, two husbands, various cats, dogs, mice and tortoises (some of them imaginary) between them, they created their first book, The Novel Cure, together in 2013.