Sunday Times Bestselling author
“One of the best Liverpool writers.” Liverpool Echo
Shortlisted for the Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing 2024
Caroline Sheldon Literary Agency is very excited to announce from the 18th January 2024 it is part of leading agency RCW Ltd
Indie Bookshop Bestseller
Blue Peter Book Club selection
“A Christmas book about kindness and cheer to make even Scrooge’s heart melt” Dame Jacqueline Wilson
Shortlisted for:
Spark Children’s Award 2024
Portsmouth Picture Book Award 2024
Stockport Children’s best picture book award 2024
James Reckitt Hull Children’s Book Award 2024
Over 500,000 Elaine Everest Books sold
Praise for Elaine Everest:
“A warm, tender tale of friendship and love” Milly Johnson
“Heart-warming…a must-read” Woman’s Own
“I loved this warm, humorous and involving whodunnit with its host of engaging characters and atmospheric Scarborough setting” Clare Chase
“Think Richard Osman, Agatha Christie…Cosy crime to a tee” Peterborough Telegraph
“Every so often you read something that gives you goosebumps… that’s The Wild. A beautiful book of hope and a perfect introduction to meaningful conversations about the urgency to protect our planet.” It’s Our Planet Too
Number One Christmas Bestseller
“Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler are the Lennon and McCartney… of children’s publishing.” The Times
‘I will be a Laureate who celebrates the transformative power of poetry and creativity, and the ability of books and reading to broaden horizons’
Poems Aloud – Blue Peter Book Club Selection
Translation rights sold in 13 countries
“A beautiful, gentle, rhyming exploration of grief and mourning.” – Joe Coelho, Waterstones Children’s Laureate