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Ten-Word Tiny Tales of Love Synopsis
Is it possible to spin a tale of love using just ten words? It most certainly is!
In this unique and magnificent compendium designed to spark the imagination, Joseph Coelho brings us cherished moments between siblings, worlds where nature blooms and heals, and touching tales of beloved pets ... all in just ten words! Each tale has been paired with one of the finest illustrators working today - and, together, the words and pictures will create a space for creativity as young readers imagine how the story might unravel. They might even be inspired to pen a ten-word tiny tale of their own!
Written by former Waterstones Children's Laureate and winner of the Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing, Joseph Coelho, and with two creative writing challenges at the back, this is the perfect gift for all those ready to unleash their imaginations.
Features a wealth of illustration talent, with artistswith heritage from all over the world: the UK, Ireland, Canada, the Netherlands, Zimbabwe, Korea, Australia and India.
About This Edition
| ISBN: |
9781529517323 |
| Publication date: |
16th January 2025 |
| Author: |
Joseph Coelho |
| Publisher: |
Walker Books Ltd an imprint of Walker Books |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| Pagination: |
56 pages |
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Joseph Coelho Press Reviews
Praise for Ten-Word Tiny Tales:
'In this playful, unsettling collection for 7+, Coelho’s ultra-concise tales [...] are amplified by images [...] inviting kids to dive through strange portals of imagination.” The Guardian “[...] for the right child it will open doorways into new worlds.' - The Independent
'Young readers who enjoy creative writing will find plenty of inspiration in Ten-Word Tiny Tales [... an] original compendium, which will have children pulling out their notebooks to write their own tales.' - The Irish Times
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About Joseph Coelho
Joseph Coelho is the Waterstones Children’s Laureate 2022-2024, and an award-winning poet, playwright and writer. His first poetry collection, Werewolf Club Rules!, won the CLPE Children's Poetry Award in 2015, and he has been writing and performing ever since. His picture books include If All the World Were... illustrated by Allison Colpoys and Luna Loves Library Day illustrated by Fiona Lumbers. His poetry books for children include Overheard in a Tower Block illustrated by Kate Milner and A Year of Nature Poems illustrated by Kelly Louise Judd.
His ‘Story told in poems’, for age 12+, The Girl Who Became A Tree, was shortlisted for The 2021 Carnegie Medal and received a special mention from the Bologna Ragazzi Award 2021. His YA verse novel, The Boy Lost in the Maze, is longlisted for the Yoto Carnegie Award for Writing 2024, has been chosen as an outstanding international book for The White Ravens collection 2023 and has also been nominated as an IBBY Honour Book for 2024.
He has written plays for the Polka Theatre, the Lyric, Hammersmith, and the Unicorn Theatre. He creates dynamic poetry theatre pieces for young people that he tours nationally. He also performs with the UK's top performance poetry organisation, Apples and Snakes, visiting venues across the UK. Joseph has been a guest poet in Cbeebies' Rhyme Rocket.
Originally from London, he now lives by the sea in Kent.
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