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Pre-school and Early Years
Peekaboo Jungle
Illustrated by Surya Sajnani
Open out the soft pages of this beautiful, sensoryrich organic cloth book to explore a world deep in the jungle, and play peekaboo with Monkey, Jaguar and Toucan.
Happy Yak
9780711275317
September 7, 2023
£14.99 • Rag Book • 8 Pages
15.5 cm H | 15.5 cm W
Peekaboo Pets
Illustrated by Surya Sajnani
Movable, crinkly, cloth pets are found inside, perfect entertainment for little hands and great at stimulating babies' senses. Move Dog's tail, Cat's body and Fish's tail to see what is hiding behind each!
Happy Yak
9780711275355
September 7, 2023
£14.99 • Rag Book • 8 Pages
15.5 cm H | 15.5 cm W
Children's Laureate, Joseph Coelho
One Little Word
Joseph Coelho, Illustrated by Allison Colpoys
Frances Lincoln Children's Books
9780711279094
August 3, 2023
£12.99 • Hardcover • 32 Pages
27.6 cm H | 23.5 cm W | 350.2 g Wt
A beautiful and moving picture book from Waterstones Children's Laureate, Joseph Coelho, tells the story of how a big, hairy argument gets in between two best friends.
This is an ode to the power of an apology, and to treasuring a special bond that runs deeper than even the friends realised. Coelho's lyrical verse pair perfectly with Allison Colpoys' beautiful illustrations create a book which will be treasured by young readers.
My Beautiful Voice
9780711248311
May 3, 2022
£7.99 | Paperback | 32pp
9781786036513
January 3, 2019
£7.99 | Paperback | 32pp
Our Tower
Joseph Coelho, Illustrated by Richard Johnson NEW in paperback!
Frances Lincoln Children's Books
9780711268852
September 7, 2023
£7.99 • Paperback • 48 Pages 27.6 cm H | 23.5 cm W
This magical story follows three children living in a tower block, as they embark on a fantastical adventure which helps them see their home in a new light.
A deeply personal story written by multi-award winning poet and Waterstones Children's Laureate Joseph Coelho, drawn from his own experience growing up in a tower block and looking for adventure. This story is a celebration of, and a reclaiming of tower blocks as a place where magic and adventure can happen.
Joseph Coelho is an award winning poet and performer from London, although he now lives by the sea. In 2019 he won the Independent Bookshop Week Picture Book Award for If All the World Were. 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.
Poetry Prompts
40 ways to start a poem from Joseph Coelho
Joseph Coelho, Illustrated by Georgie Birkett, Amanda Quartey, Grasya Oliyko and Viola Wang
Wide Eyed Editions
9780711285118
October 12, 2023
£9.99 • Paperback • 64 Pages 27.6 cm H | 23.5 cm W
A compendium of poetry prompts from Joseph Coelho collected from his weekly series of Poetry Prompts in partnership with the Book Trust.
Each fun and engaging prompt for writing a poem helps children discover how to write poems and then read them out loud. This is a book to build confidence and literacy skills through channeling children's imaginations.
Poems Aloud
9780711263925
January 18, 2022
£7.99 | Paperback | 40pp
27.6 cm H | 23.5 cm W
Smile Out Loud
9780711284562
February 7, 2023
£7.99 | Paperback | 40pp
27.6 cm H | 23.5 cm W
Courage Out Loud
9780711279193
March 21, 2023
£12.99 | Hardback | 40pp
27.6 cm H | 23.5 cm W
Lost
Ilustrajo
NEW in paperback!
Frances Lincoln Children's Books
9780711277960
October 5, 2023
£7.99 • Paperback • 40 Pages 29.6 cm H | 22.5 cm W
A new book from award-winning illustrator Mariajo Ilustrajo, Lost is the story of a polar bear who finds himself lost, in a big concrete city.
He politely asks the city folk for help but everyone is much too busy and impatient to help the newcomer. He finds himself travelling on the subway only to be noticed, finally by a little girl.
This is a story about the power friendship has to help you feel found, and even to transport you home.
Mariajo Ilustrajo is a Spanish Illustrator based in the UK. She completed her MA in Children's Illustration from the prestigious Cambridge Anglia Ruskin course in April 2021. In November 2020 she was crowned the overall winner of the 2020 Association of Illustrators award, sponsored by Walker Books. Her debut picture book, Flooded, has been translated into over 15 languages.
