Storm (novella)
Cover of new edition (Heinemann, 2001) | |
| Author | Kevin Crossley-Holland |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Alan Marks |
| Cover artist | Marks |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's supernatural fiction, ghost story |
| Publisher | Heinemann |
Publication date | 7 August 1985 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 42 pp (first edition) |
| ISBN | 0-435-00101-9 |
| OCLC | 12637640 |
| LC Class | PZ7.C88284 St 1989 |
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. 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,.
Crossley-Holland won the annual Carnegie Medal from the Library Association, recognising the year's outstanding children's book by a British author. 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.
Barron's published a first US and Canadian edition in 1989, retaining the Marks illustrations.