The Story Cure - by Ella Berthoud & Susan Elderkin (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>In this manual for grown-ups who believe that the stories which shape children's lives should not be left to chance, two noted bibliotherapists recommend the perfect children's book or every hiccup and heartache. Illustrations. 6 7/16 x 9 7/16.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b><i>Mumsnet </i>'Best Books for Christmas 2016'</b></p><p>From tantrums to tummy aches to teenage mood swings, there are times when a book is the best medicine of all. <i>The Story Cure</i> is a manual for grown-ups who believe that the stories which shape children's lives should not be left to chance.</p><p>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 <i>The Borrowers </i>and <i>The Secret Garden</i> alongside modern classics by MT Anderson, Malorie Blackman and Frank Cottrell Boyce. <i>The Story Cure </i>is the perfect companion for initiating young readers into one of life's greatest pleasures.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>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<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Ella Berthoud</b> and <b>Susan Elderkin</b> 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, <i>The Novel Cure</i>, together in 2013.
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