Matt Goodfellow

Poet. Was a teacher. Collections: @MacmillanKidsUK @OtterBarryBooks @BloomsburyEd NPD Ambassador
agent: @LoisNina

[Matt Goodfellow @EarlyTrain]

Nice pic! #CLIPPA21 @clpe @ManjeetMann @MichaelRosenYes @Janenewberry55 @AllieEsiri #saycheese

[Matt Goodfellow @EarlyTrain]

@EmmaAdams20 Thanks very much. Say hello from me 😎

[Emma Adams @EmmaAdams20]

@EarlyTrain my year 6 class absolutely loved The Final Year. So many said it’s the first class book they’ve ever really enjoyed. One of my kids is asking her mum to get us The First Year to read next!
Well done on such a gripping book 🥰

[Long Field Spencer Academy @LongFieldMelton]

Alyssa in Year 7 is reading The First Year by Matt Goodfellow. She says, ‘I read the The Last Year in primary school, and really enjoyed it. I like the style of how it’s written and I’m enjoying it so far’. @EarlyTrain @satrust_ @meltontimes

[Matt Goodfellow @EarlyTrain]

@ed_lowis Say hello from me 😃

[Ed Lowis @ed_lowis]

Mrs L is a Year 4 teacher of Badgers class.

She shares a Friday poem each week.

Today she discovered “A Special Badger poem”.

Thank you @EarlyTrain. Her class will love it. (She’s now making badges and buying a mug….)

https://t.co/jy4jnukcLG

[Matt Goodfellow @EarlyTrain]

@aimee_durning Thanks very much 😀

[Aimee Durning MBE @aimee_durning]

‘Last night’s conversation still shifts and changes on the hills of my mind.’ @EarlyTrain I’m loving, Six Weeks ❤️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

[Matt Goodfellow @EarlyTrain]

@teachingwrens Thanks very much 😀

[Alex @teachingwrens]

@EarlyTrain Six Weeks is the best thing you've ever written, and I think it's going to stay with me for a very, very long time. I never wanted it to end and would've happily stayed for hundreds more pages. (Also an excellent advert for Sheffield, walking & Mam Tor!)

[LibraryGirl&BookBoy (Jo) @BookSuperhero2]

As the summer holidays draw to a close, #SixWeeks by @EarlyTrain seemed like an appropriate read. It was every bit as emotional & thought-provoking as you’d expect. A beautiful exploration of grief and loss, written in a highly engaging prose format. Illust. by @l#joetoddstanton

[Matt Goodfellow @EarlyTrain]

@stocktonlibrary @readingagency Amazing!

[Stockton-on-Tees Libraries @stocktonlibrary]

We're showcasing Matt Goodfellow's brilliant books, including Six Weeks, plus The Final Year (winner of Stockton Children's Book of the Year 2025). Pop into Billingham Library, borrow a copy and find your next great read! @EarlyTrain @readingagency @HachetteChildrens

[Matt Goodfellow @EarlyTrain]

@NickyLawImages Thanks very much 😀

[Nicky Law @NickyLawImages]

Another powerful book by @EarlyTrain. Beautifully written and full of emotion.
Also contains some of my favourite walks in the Peak District. It has certainly left it's mark! 10/10
I'm sure my students will love it just as much as The Final Year and The First Year.
#SixWeeks

[Patience Agbabi @PatienceAgbabi]

@EarlyTrain Absolutely loved Six Weeks, from the emotional trajectory to the formal skill. Your book was on my radar anyway then recommended by a French poetry academic at a conference in Poitiers! Enjoy Wonderland...

[Sam Palmer @PrimaryPalmer]

@EarlyTrain What a turn of events! Annoyingly I am off island on holiday… gutted to miss out on this mate. Hope you’re well! Hope you enjoyed Port Erin and had a coffee at Noa!

[Prenton Primary @PrentonPrimary]

We got to meet @EarlyTrain @clpe1 #london #clippa

[Harrysmuir Primary @HarrysmuirPS]

P5/6, P6 & P7 walked to @KnightsridgePr1 for an author visit today. @EarlyTrain was ace! Really resonated with our pupils and his love of words and poetry shone through! #Harrysmuirreads 📚 #Readingschools Thanks so much to Knightsridge for the invite

[Harrysmuir Primary @HarrysmuirPS]

Our pupils were delighted today with signed copies of @EarlyTrain books 📚 what an inspiration for pupils, we can’t wait to read some of his poems #Harrysmuirrreads #Readingschools thanks to @KnightsridgePr1 for inviting us

[Matt Goodfellow @EarlyTrain]

@THEsharpey 🥰🥰