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STORM CHILD is The Times children’s book of the week, yippeeee! 'I love an adventure story anchored in reality' 'Both locations are vividly rendered' Thank you @TimesLucy for your wonderful review! 💙🩵 @thetimes @PushkinChildren

SO HAPPY Storm Child has been longlisted for the Children's Wainwright Prize for fiction. I grew up with copies of his guides to the fells. Last year, I hiked his favourite, Haystacks, with my kids. His books shaped my love of nature, so this feels special @wainwrightprize

Shout out to our amazing 2025 Yeovil Literary Prize judges, @alisonbarrow @NikkiOMay @EleFountain @SarahHegarty1 and James Crowden! Thank you for being an invaluable part of this year's Yeovil Literary Prize! ❤🏆 #YLP2025 #CreativeWriting yeovilprize.co.uk

@AbbeyPrimary Great work, Y5! This has made World Book Day EVEN MORE special for me! Thank you 🩵❄️

#Y5 have finished reading Melt today. They’ve been on the journey with Bea and throughly enjoyed every part of it. @EleFountain #guidedreading

Year 7 are powering through Boy 87 by @EleFountain as ‘Read Along with the Head of Year’ continues strong this half term! Morning set up just got even better as Miss Davies leads the way to inspire a love of reading & make it the perfect start to the day!📚 #Literacy #Boy87

@qphschester This has made my day! 🩵

Unsung author thread: @EleFountain is a brilliant writer who anchors her stories in the real world. She opens the readers eyes up to a range of real life situations that beg belief. #Books #Reading thegreatbritishbookworm.wordpress.com/2024/08/28/sto….

@PaulWat5 Thank you, Paul! 🩵

Shout out to our amazing 2025 Yeovil Literary Prize judges, @alisonbarrow @NikkiOMay @EleFountain @SarahHegarty1 and James Crowden! Thank you for being an invaluable part of this year's Yeovil Literary Prize! ❤🏆 #YLP2025 #CreativeWriting yeovilprize.co.uk

Bird Boy by @catherinebruton, cover by @Oriol__Vidal Storm Child by @EleFountain, cover by Thy Bui The Haunting of Fortune Farm by @KirtleySophie, cover by @BenMMantle Midnight Treasure by @PiersTorday, cover by Alla Khatkevich

@f33lthesun @catherinebruton @Oriol__Vidal @KirtleySophie @BenMMantle @PiersTorday Thank you, Beth!

Here are my favourite MG reads of 2024 in a handy thread. In no particular order… ShadowhallAcademy by @Hickesy Rosa By Starlight by @hilary_mckay I am Rebel by @mossmontmomery All covers by the fabulous @RobinsonKH

@JoffreWhite @PieCorbett @PiersTorday @MrSteveAntony @MichaelRosenYes @tompalmerauthor @MGLnrd @mazevansauthor @csoundar @EarlyTrain @HLDennisauthor @SteveWeatherill Thank you, Joffre! 🩵

If you missed our autumn tour, you can still access lots of brilliant online workshops, interviews & readings on our YouTube channel. Take a look at our 2024 Artists playlist, to find videos from @EleFountain, @WakelingKate, @kwamealexander, @MichaelRosenYes, @catwrote & more!

Enter by 5pm TODAY for your chance to win a copy of one book by every author or artist who hosted an event with us. From @PoetryVal to @EleFountain, @Sydneydraws and @MichaelRosenYes - these are brilliant books by some of the world’s most talented writers and illustrators!

Ooooo yummy, a new Supertato story to get your teeth into! 🎂Supertato: Happy Birthday Nitwit is out 27th February, and you can now pre-order it here: amzn.to/4fNtImr

Storm Child by Ele Fountain Spark! Book Awards 9+ category. I love how the author effortlessly interweaves themes of climate change, family debt and sustainability through the eyes of the young character, Maya. I enjoyed the storm metaphor relating to change in Maya's life.

@LiamJAult @sparkbookaward @WhitefieldPS @PushkinPress Thank you, Liam!

@PaulWat5 @ChildrensBkShow This time it was WILD 💜

@EleFountain @ChildrensBkShow Which book was it?

Nothing beats the sound of a theatre packed with excited children. Nothing beats the feeling of giving each of them a free copy of your book after the show. Thank you @ChildrensBkShow and Ispwich 💜

@yaba_badoe @CarnegieMedals @_ZephyrBooks @_fkennedy Congratulations! Amazing!! 🙌

Absolutely thrilled to be nominated for the 2025 Carnegie Medal for Writing @CarnegieMedals Congratulations to my fellow nominees and librarians and readers everywhere. Truly honored! @_ZephyrBooks @_fkennedy

@fly276 @InspireELS @PushkinPress @NottsLibraries @NottmLibraries @PriorityLit @HubFlying @a_marshall08 @OpenUni_RfP @Archway_ALT @satrust_ @TransformTrust2 @DioceseSchools Thank you, KC!

@InspireELS @EleFountain @PushkinPress @NottsLibraries @NottmLibraries @PriorityLit @HubFlying @a_marshall08 @OpenUni_RfP @Archway_ALT @satrust_ @TransformTrust2 @DioceseSchools Such a brilliant book!

Weekend Reading 😊📚 Storm child by @EleFountain Publisher @PushkinPress A compelling story for upper KS2 / KS3 about family, friendship and coping with change.