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JOSEPH COELHO is the Waterstones Children's Laureate 2022-2024. In 2019 he won the Independent Bookshop Week Picture Book Award for If All the World Were which has been translated into over 10 languages. He has been long-listed for The Carnegie Children's Award with his poetry collection 'Overheard In A Tower Block', which was also shortlisted for the CLPE CLiPPA Poetry Award and Longlisted for the UKLA Book Awards. He won the 2015 CLPE CLiPPA Poetry Award with his debut poetry collection Werewolf Club Rules. His debut Picture Book, Luna Loves Library Day was voted one of the nations favourite picture books by a survey led by World Book Day. His other poetry books include How To Write Poems and A Year Of Nature Poems . He has written plays for companies including: Soho Theatre, Polka Theatre, The Unicorn Theatre, Theatre Royal York, Oily Cart and The Spark Children's Festival to name a few. Joseph has been a guest poet on Cbeebies Rhyme Rocket, Radio 4's Poetry Playtime and Front Row. He is the presenter of BBC's Teach Poetry (Oct 2018) and features in DiscoveryEDUK's Poetry Curriculum
Luna Loves Library Day
A Year of Nature Poems
The Hairdo That Got Away
Thank You
Luna Loves Art
Werewolf Club Rules!
Luna Loves World Book Day
Poems Aloud
Luna Loves Dance
My Beautiful Voice
Luna Loves Books
Our Tower
Smile Out Loud
Blow a Kiss, Catch a Kiss
Poetry Prompts
Luna Loves Gardening
One Little Word
Courage Out Loud
First Little Rhymes: Out and About
Luna Loves Christmas
The Christmas Tree Mouse
Poetry Play Kit
Spooky Poems Aloud
Children on the Throne
First Little Rhymes: All About Me
If All the World Were…
1 month to go until Joseph Coelho will be releasing First Little Rhymes: Out and About illustrated by Nicola Killen. Published by Andersen.
19 days ago
Out now! Luna Loves Gardening by Joseph Coelho, illustrated by Fiona Lumbers. Published by Andersen.
1 month ago
Out now! Courage Out Loud by Joseph Coelho, illustrated by Daniel Gray-Barnett. Published by Wide Eyed Editions.
2 months ago
Out now! One Little Word by Joseph Coelho, illustrated by Allison Colpoys. Published by Frances Lincoln Children's Books.
Out now! Poetry Prompts by Joseph Coelho, illustrated by Georgie Birkett. Published by Wide Eyed Editions.
6 months ago
Out now! Blow a Kiss, Catch a Kiss by Joseph Coelho, illustrated by Nicola Killen. Published by Andersen.
Out now! Luna Loves Christmas by Joseph Coelho, illustrated by Fiona Lumbers. Published by Andersen.
7 months ago
Out now! Our Tower by Joseph Coelho, illustrated by Richard Johnson. Published by Frances Lincoln Children's Books.
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