Imogen Carter
@ImogenCarter
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Culture journalist. Co-founder of the Nerve. Editor & writer for hire (inc: Screen, the Observer, BBC)
London
Joined August 2009
I’ll eat you up I love you so…! 👹 Delighted to have written about my fave ever kids’ book, Where the Wild Things Are for @bbc_culture
https://t.co/wQXVO9CLlW
bbc.com
Where the Wild Things Are is number one on BBC Culture's poll of the greatest children's books. Imogen Carter explores its appeal.
Want to discover more about the #100GreatestChildrensBooks book poll? Firstly, @ImogenCarter explores the enduring appeal of the number one book in the poll, Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are (1/4)
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Congratulations @LauraCummingArt 🎉🎉🎉Delightful news! @ObsNewReview
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This was so fun to work on with the fabulous @joelycett ! Enjoy ☺️
Today: @joelycett fills in for @janeferg as guest editor of the @ObsNewReview “My issue is all about my home town of Birmingham including an exclusive cover painted by me. Don’t worry, things will be back to normal next week.” Pick up a copy today with the Observer
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You’re welcome! Lovely book ❤️ But I should clarify that it’s one of the @ObsNewReview picture books of the month, sister paper to the Guardian
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TODAY'S THE DAY! Applications for the 43rd @sternfellowship are now open. If you are an early career British journalist who would like to spend 3 months working for @washingtonpost and 1 month's travel around the US this is for you...here's the details: https://t.co/6vNgU8F8UJ
citystgeorges.ac.uk
Every year, a British journalist gets the chance to spend three months at the Washington Post.
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Love this piece by @ImogenCarter for the launch of our new poll: https://t.co/n1qpidKCzQ "Here, finally, was a book in which children truly saw their beautifully messy and complicated selves reflected back"
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A GUARANTEED publishing contract and mentoring from @scholasticuk AND free workshops, mentoring and reading groups. What’s not to love? Spread the word and get cracking on those beautiful picture books in time for our submission window opening on 7 Nov 22. 👇🏿👇🏿
Here's what our winner will get. To check out our full prize package go to https://t.co/5mHJ25mwbM. Our submission window opens on 7 November. #JerichoPrize #LetsCreate
@ace_national @scholasticuk @AlannaMaxBooks @SCBWI_BI @Soc_of_Authors @Petersbooks @FaberBooks 2/5
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Such an honour to work with the inimitable @lemnsissay and the @FoundlingMuseum to help make this powerful project happen ❤️Portrait (inside) by @sukidhanda . Buy an Observer for the feature in its full glory or read it here https://t.co/sHzO4td4HQ
theguardian.com
Poet Lemn Sissay gathered athletes, artists, CEOs and others who spent part of their childhoods in care for a powerful photograph to inspire young people in care today
When @FoundlingMuseum and I made this project we didn't envisage it would be on the cover of The New review in The Observer. Inside, it will reveal an "Historic picture" & testimony from some of the most incredible people I have ever known. Superheroes. Out on Sunday.
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Never forget, READING FOR PLEASURE has the biggest impact of any factor on children's life chances. It's more important than how rich your parents are! So always make books central; make time to read to kids; and make sure you encourage them to read for themselves. #literacy
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Yes!! The best news to start the week 🙌
It hasn’t sunk in yet but…SOME NEWS. I am so profoundly grateful & relieved. Thank you to the judge, my stellar legal team & the 29,000 people who contributed to my legal defence fund. I literally couldn’t have done it without you 🙏🙏🙏 https://t.co/Zj0TzN9W6x
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Wow, saw Life of Pi in the West End last night. Utterly brilliant. Deserves all of its awards! Go! 🐅 @LifeOfPiWestEnd
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❤️ this thread ! #RichardScarry
Therapist: You said you were disappointed with life & how the world operates. What were your expectations? Me:
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From a big blue dot of kindness to lots of cheeky bedtime monkeys... here's my picture book roundup this month. Great work @ClareHelenWelsh @PG_Illustration @lucymayrowland @gwenmillward @illustrajo and others! https://t.co/BcGBubq39o
theguardian.com
A journey into space and some serious monkey business portray bedtime in a whole new light, while a tiny dot gives a kindly lesson in understanding emotions
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Thread/ The havoc Covid is wreaking inside the NHS right now has to be seen to be believed. Depressing that the @sajidjavid (and indeed NHS England bosses) are not being open & honest with the public about what's unfolding. This is what is happening: https://t.co/4SamCNcMly
bbc.co.uk
About 4.3 million people - or one in every 16 - are thought to have the virus, compared to 3.3 million the week before.
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Oh no, first Jan Pieńkowski and now Shirley. So many cherished memories of reading both of these authors who will live on forever through their beloved characters. RIP & thank you for so many happy reading memories ❤️📖
It is with deepest sorrow that we announce that Shirley died peacefully in her sleep at home on Friday 25th February. Ed, Tom and Clara Shirley’s children Photo credit Lizzie Mayson
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Another brilliant must read by @shattenstone with the endlessly surprising Tilda Swinton. Ace
"I’m thinking of retraining as a palliative carer.” Tilda Swinton talks to me about grief, the impact of long covid, and why she is considering a career change https://t.co/nUCpKYH1oI
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We agree with this 100% and can’t believe it is still going on Please RT if you think it should change ASAP
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100% this. School staff too ❤️
To all teachers, teaching assistants, heads, and librarians, I hope you have an utterly magnificent Christmas and take a moment to realise what an incredibly difficult but important job you've done in 2021. You've gone above and beyond for our children and I am in awe. Thank you.
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🎉 Another bumper year of brilliant pic books, it’s always so hard to choose! But here I am picking my faves alongside @kittyempire666 (middle grade) & @fionanoblebooks (YA) Thanks to all the creators for filling the world with such fun, love and wisdom!
theguardian.com
Fiona Noble looks back on the year and, below, our critics pick their favourites in each age group
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