Winner of the Oscar’s Book Prize 2024
Illustrations by Zehra Hicks, Text by Sean Taylor
Caroline Sheldon Literary Agency is very excited to announce from the 18th January 2024 it is part of leading agency RCW Ltd
Shortlisted for the Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing 2024
“An all-consuming tale of the quests of two boys told in verse… thanks to Coelho’s mesmerising way with words and bold imagination, the two worlds are bridged effortlessly” The Times Children’s Book of the Week
Shortlisted for:
UKLA Book Awards 2024, Spark Children’s Award 2024, Portsmouth Picture Book Award 2024, Stockport Children’s best picture book award 2024 and 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
Shortlisted for The Romantic Saga Award in the 2024 Romantic Novelists Association Romantic Novel Awards
Sunday Times Bestseller
“One of the best Liverpool writers.” Liverpool Echo
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
“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