About ellen duthie

Ellen Duthie (1974) was born in Cádiz (Spain) to British parents. She is the founder of the Wonder Ponder project of philosophy and literature for children, established in Spain in 2014. She is the author of nine books, all of which explore and suggest different ways of relating to questions, often combining elements of fiction and non-fiction.

Her series of Visual Philosophy for all ages (Cruelty Bites, I, Person, Whatever You Want and Pinch Me!), won the Premio Andersen award for the best publishing project in Italy. Her introduction to philosophical curiosity Is There Anybody Out There? Interplanetary Questions for Intelligent Earthlings (coming soon in English) won a White Ravens award from the Jugendbibliothek in Munich, as did her book Dying to Ask. 38 Questions from Kids About Death. 

Ellen and her team at Wonder Ponder also organise the annual International Philosophy, Literature, Art and Childhood Course (FLAI) in the stunningly beautiful mediaeval village of Albarracín (Teruel, Spain), and direct the Wonder Ponder Academy, offering online courses on Visual philosophy, the art of asking and generating questions in educational and other settings, and picture-book based philosophical dialogue.