Storm (novella)

For other novels, see Storm (disambiguation) § Literature.
Storm
Cover of new edition (Heinemann, 2001)[1]
AuthorKevin Crossley-Holland
IllustratorAlan Marks
Cover artistMarks
LanguageEnglish
GenreChildren's supernatural fiction, ghost story
PublisherHeinemann
Publication date
7 August 1985
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (hardcover)
Pages42 pp (first edition)
ISBN0-435-00101-9
OCLC12637640
LC ClassPZ7.C88284 St 1989[2]

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]

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]

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