Meet Mollie – a woman with an illness called ME (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis) or CFS (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome), and her family, Mike, Ellie and Eric. Mollie and her family help readers to understand what ME/CFS is, what it is like to have it and how it can affect their family life. Mollie can't always do things that other mums do because of her illness, which can sometimes be frustrating, but they share strategies that help them all to cope. The family also explain how ME/CFS can affect different people in different ways.
This illustrated book is an ideal introduction to this often misunderstood condition. It shows family, friends and anyone who knows someone with the condition how they can support someone with ME/CFS, and their family.
Kids will love this hilarious fairy tale adventure packed with clever twists, familiar characters and page-turning fun.
The second book in a fabulous new magical, middle-grade series filled with adventure, wonder and wildness,
This is Book 21 in the Can I Tell You About...? Series. See all Can I Tell You About...? books here.
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Jacqueline Rayner is the author of The Sickness from Badger Learning's bone-chilling series, Papercuts I, Snow White, Black Heart from their Teen Reads series and No Escape from the second of the Between the Lines series.
Jac has written loads of books for children, many of them about Doctor Who, including two of the World Book Day "Quick Reads" titles for
