Solution Stories by Dr Ben Furman

An book series for children and parents
offering fresh solutions to children's common problems

This web page is devoted to finding foreign publishers who might be interested translating and printing this new series which has become quite popular in Finland. The subsidiary rights for these books are with the author.

These books are stories of children finding solutions to their problems. The solutions in these stories come from the wisdom of grandparents or other people in the child's natural environment. Solution stories are designed to be read together by parents and children to help them talk about the problem, and to inspire them to become creative in finding solutions.

The stories are written by psychiatrist Ben Furman, a renowned Finnish psychiatrist, TV-personality and highly appreciated teacher of brief solution-oriented therapy. Dr. Furman is also known for his affiliation in the development of Kids' Skills, the solution-oriented and co-operative approach to solving children's problems (together with children).

Currently available in the Solutions Stories series are:

Solution Stories 1: Nigel's Nightmares

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the story in English.

 

 

Solution Stories 2: Linda Tames Her Tiger

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the story in English.

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Solution Stories 3 - Dan did wrong

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the story in English.

This is a story of a school boy who gets caught having stolen a sum of money from his father's drawer and about how the family, after an initial shock, finds a way to deal with the incident in a constructive way. The book was published in Finland in 2002.

If you are interested in publishing any or all of these books in your language, please contact the author Dr. Ben Furman directly.