Ele Fountain

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

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

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

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

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….

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

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.

Thank you, Kate and @EleFountain, for giving us insight into your important work. Teachers and librarians can discover more at thechildrensbookshow.com. Remember to sign up for the newsletter by the 4th ofDecember for a chance to win that super giveaway.

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 💜

Congratulations, @KateHeap1! Thank you for being a brilliant and tireless champion of children’s books. Your blog is wonderful, and I'm thrilled that FAKE was one of your five most popular reviews!! 🧡🎉

I am over the moon to announce that my first picture book, A TOTALLY BIG UMBRELLA ☂️ will be out next year with @WalkerBooksUK illustrated by my hero @rebecca_cobb. I love working with the incomparable Maria Tunney and Deirdre McDermott at Walker…💚 More good things to come!

Today's the day ✨ Our 2024 Autumn tour starts... now! Over the next two months we'll give over 8,500 children and teachers the chance to experience an inspiring live encounter with exceptional authors and illustrators. Follow us here and on Instagram for updates from the road 📚

'Ele smashes it out of the park each time. Get her work in your school for your older readers – they will love it!' Thank you for your wonderful review of STORM CHILD, Paul, and for supporting my books from the very beginning! 💙

My new book, Midnjght Treasure, is out today, published by @HachetteKids and with a wonderful cover by Alla Khatkevich. Tyrannical vampirs, an orphaned werwolf, magical treasure, talking books - what more do you want? Can’t wait for you to get your fangs into it!

The first of a 6-wk programme of transitional reads for Y7, curated by our School Librarian, Mrs Landheer. Starting secondary school can be an enormous step & literature can provide huge reassurance. We kick off with @EleFountain @thetimes #ChildrensBookoftheWeek Wild #SuASEngage

Read whole book for first time in ages! @EleFountain @PushkinChildren one of favourite authors perfect for UKS2 & KS3. Exciting adventures, great character development, builds empathy. So many reasons why Storm Child has a special place in my heart. @hfj0108 @jonnybid @smithsmm