
Ele Fountain
@elefountain
Royal Lit Fellow. BOY 87 shortlisted Waterstones Children's Book Prize. LOST Guardian Best Books. FAKE BookTrust 'future classic'. WILD Sunday Times BoTW
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https://elefountainpen.com/ 25-01-2018 12:17:17
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Wonderful dual narrator tale of survival in the Artic. Beautifully set up, with just enough time spent developing the characters before thrusting them into peril together. Impact of climate change is shown first hand. Read at the beach to counteract the cold. Ta Ele Fountain


Read whole book for first time in ages! Ele Fountain Pushkin Children's Books 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. Helen Jones📕 Jon Biddle Simon Smith


My new book, Midnjght Treasure, is out today, published by Hachette Children's Group 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 Ele Fountain The Times and The Sunday Times #ChildrensBookoftheWeek Wild #SuASEngage




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

Congratulations, Kate Heap: Scope for Imagination! 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!! 🧡🎉

Weekend Reading 😊📚 Storm child by Ele Fountain Publisher Pushkin Press A compelling story for upper KS2 / KS3 about family, friendship and coping with change.


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 Children's Bookshow and Ispwich 💜


Thank you, Kate and Ele Fountain, 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.



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 Valerie Bloom to Ele Fountain, Sydney Smith and Michael Rosen 💙💙🎓🎓 NICE 爷爷 - these are brilliant books by some of the world’s most talented writers and illustrators!

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 Ele Fountain, Kate Wakeling, Kwame Alexander, Michael Rosen 💙💙🎓🎓 NICE 爷爷, CatherineJohnson & more!

Bird Boy by catherine bruton, cover by Oriol Vidal Storm Child by Ele Fountain, cover by Thy Bui The Haunting of Fortune Farm by @KirtleySophie, cover by @BenMMantle Midnight Treasure by Piers Torday, cover by Alla Khatkevich


Shout out to our amazing 2025 Yeovil Literary Prize judges, Alison Barrow Nikki May Ele Fountain Sarah Hegarty @sarahhegarty.bsky.social and James Crowden! Thank you for being an invaluable part of this year's Yeovil Literary Prize! ❤🏆 #YLP2025 #CreativeWriting yeovilprize.co.uk

Unsung author thread: Ele Fountain 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….

Year 7 are powering through Boy 87 by Ele Fountain 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


Shout out to our amazing 2025 Yeovil Literary Prize judges, Alison Barrow Nikki May Ele Fountain Sarah Hegarty @sarahhegarty.bsky.social and James Crowden! Thank you for being an invaluable part of this year's Yeovil Literary Prize! ❤🏆 #YLP2025 #CreativeWriting yeovilprize.co.uk