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Bedtime story / Chloe Hooper ; illustrated by Anna Walker.

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Shelf Location	Collection	Volume Ref.	Branch	Status	Due Date
155.937 HOO	Adult Non Fiction		Adult Lending	. Available .

Catalogue Information
Field name	Details
ISBN	9781761103513 (paperback)
Classification	155.937 HOO
Personal Name	Hooper, Chloe, 1973-
Title	Bedtime story / Chloe Hooper ; illustrated by Anna Walker.
Production & Copyright Details	Cammeray, NSW : Scribner, 2022.
Production & Copyright Details	©2022
Physical Description	243 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Content type	text
Content type	still image
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references.
Summary Note	Let me tell you a story. When Chloe Hooper's partner is diagnosed with a rare and aggressive cancer, they have to find a way to tell their two young sons. Can the news be broken as a bedtime tale? What practical lessons does children's literature with its innocent orphans and evil adults, magic, monsters and anthropomorphic animals, teach about grief and resilience in real life? As Hooper discovers, 'the right words are an incantation, a spell of hope for the future.' From the Brothers Grimm to Frances Hodgson Burnett and Tolkien and Dahl, all of whom suffered childhood bereavements, Hooper follows the breadcrumbs of the world's favourite authors, searching for the deep wisdom in their books and lives. Part memoir, part manual, in an age of worldwide uncertainty, here is a profound and moving exploration of the dark and light of storytelling.
Subject-Personal Name	Hooper, Chloe, -- 1973-Family
Subject - Topical Term	Death
	Bereavement
	Children's literature
	Bereavement in children
	Storytelling -- Psychological aspects
Added Entry - Personal Name	Walker, Anna illustrator.