Joseph Coelho

"This story is about two boys, separated by centuries, parted by myth, divided by reality. Two boys hoping to be men. Two boys severed from their fathers. Two boys searching a maze of manhood." -- back cover.

A young girl reflects on a year of exploring and laughing with her beloved Grandpa, remembering many special moments as she seeks a way to honor him after his death.

Once a month, Dad takes his son to the barber's, come rain or shine. But when Dad disappears, this little boy's hair grows big, ginormous, out of control and so do his feelings. A touching and melodic story of family separation from a child's perspective.

"A powerful ode to the love between best friends, navigating the hot chaos of an argument. Sometimes, all it takes is one little word -- 'Sorry' -- to make everythign alright.." -- Provided by publisher.

"Everybody has a poem inside them! Writing one is not as hard as you think, you just need to know how to get started. Discover all sorts of ways to write and perform your very own poems, from found poems, to haikus, to tanka poems, to tongue-twisters!" -- Publisher's description.

"Snuggle up and ease your child off to sleep reading Joseph Coelho's soothing bedtime poems. Inspired by calming artworks including Vincent van Gogh's The Starry Night, these poems are a magical way to end the day"--Back cover.

A missing budgie inspires an unlikely friendship between a young boy and his elderly neighbour in this touching Little Gem from award-winner and Children's Laureate Joseph Coelho. A lost little budgie brings together a young boy and his seemingly grumpy older neighbour in this touching Little Gem from award-winner and Children's Laureate Joseph Coelho. Mr Buxton is always having a go at Miles and his friends for climbing the trees outside their tower...

This book contains poems to read loudly, softly or in a whisper. Turn your Christmas list to Santa Clause into a poem, or learn something to read aloud with your family at a school performance or on Christmas day to your whole family. There are haikus about falling snow and cheeky reimaginings of well-known carols. This is a perfect collection of festive poems to help children build confidence reading out loud and channel their speech and drama confidence....

"The second story in a funny, dark, three-part series of twisted classics, written in verse by award-winning poet Joseph Coelho. Joining the family business, animal-lover Bryony proves to be an extraordinary taxidermist, whose tender fingers create displays which comfort, educate and astound. But when Byrony's proud father boasts of her skill, who should come calling but the secretive King of all Mythica. Locking her away, he gives her three horrible...

Genies grant wishes! But everyone forgets they're imprisoned in those lamps for a reason . . . A gripping new adventure series from a Carnegie Medalist and former UK Children's Laureate. Relic Hamilton is just your average twelve–year–old, living a quiet life with his grandfather above their old antique shop in Chinatown in London. Until, that is, the day he's polishing some mysterious brass lamps in the basement and something extraordinary happens....