The stories that shape our children's lives are too important to be left to chance. With The Story Cure, bibliotherapists Ella Berthoud and Susan Elderkin have put together the perfect manual for grown-ups who want to initiate young readers into one of life's greatest pleasures.

There's a remedy for every hiccup and heartache, whether it's between the covers of a picture book, a pop-up book, or a YA novel. You'll find old favourites like The Borrowers and The Secret Garden alongside modern soon-to-be classics by Michael Morpurgo, Malorie Blackman and Frank Cottrell-Boyce, as well as helpful lists of the right reads to fuel any obsession - from dogs or dinosaurs, space or spies. Wise and witty, The Story Cure will help any small person you know through the trials and tribulations of growing up, and help you fill their bookshelves with adventure, insight and a lifetime of fun.

About the Author
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, followed up by The Story Cure in 2016. www.thenovelcure.com

Reviews
A treasure trove of practical, stimulating knowledge for anyone faced with the daunting and joyous task of matching the right book to the right child. A magical resource -- MATT HAIG
Erudite, inventive, eminently browsable * * Telegraph * *
Wonderful * * Mumsnet * *
Brilliant . . . A perfect gift * * Vogue on The Novel Cure * *
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 * *
A charming addition to any library. Time spent leafing through its pages is inspiring - even therapeutic * * Economist on The Novel Cure * *



Book Information
ISBN 9781782115298
Author Ella Berthoud
Format Hardback
Page Count 384
Imprint Canongate Books
Publisher Canongate Books
Weight(grams) 577g
Dimensions(mm) 220mm * 162mm * 34mm