Storm (novella)
1985 children's book by Kevin Crossley-Holland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Storm is a novella and picture book written by Kevin Crossley-Holland, illustrated by Alan Marks, and published by Heinemann in 1985. It was the first children's book for Marks.[3] The story features modern cottagers near a marshland with a renowned ghost. The younger daughter must cross the marsh alone in a family emergency, with telephone service down during a storm,.[4][5]
Author | Kevin Crossley-Holland |
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Illustrator | Alan Marks |
Cover artist | Marks |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Genre | Children's supernatural fiction, ghost story |
Publisher | Heinemann |
Publication date | 7 August 1985 |
Media type | Print (hardcover) |
Pages | 42 pp (first edition) |
ISBN | 0-435-00101-9 |
OCLC | 12637640 |
LC Class | PZ7.C88284 St 1989[2] |
Crossley-Holland won the annual Carnegie Medal from the Library Association, recognising the year's outstanding children's book by a British author.[6] For the 70th anniversary of the Medal in 2007, Storm was named one of the top ten winning works, selected by a panel to compose the ballot for a public election of the nation's favourite.[7]
Barron's published a first US and Canadian edition in 1989, retaining the Marks illustrations.[2]