Bøger af Joseph Coelho

How to Write Poems is packed with exciting activities to get your pen flowing! Make poems out of leaves, carve out a mud poem, go on an outdoors simile hunt, and play poetry games in the playground. Whether you already write poems, you've never written before, or you're not even sure what a poem is - this is the book for you. Full of useful tips and starting points, How to Write Poems will make you chuckle, make you think, and inspire you to write your own poetry. Join the Children's Laureate, Joseph Coelho, as he explores a mind-boggling selection of poetry: from laughable limericks to poetic puns, and from ridiculous rhymes to silly sibilance. Pick up this book, grab a pen, and get going!

Genies grant wishes! That's all anyone ever cares about. They forget that genies were imprisoned in those lamps for a reason... Relic Hamilton is just your average 12-year-old, living a quiet life with his grandfather above their old antiques shop in Chinatown in London. Until one day, while polishing some mysterious brass lamps in the basement, something extraordinary happens. Relic feels spine-chillingly cold. Breathless. Scared. And suddenly, a real, live genie stands before him!But this is no kind, benevolent genie. This genie is evil ... and it feeds on hope. Relic finds himself catapulted to the centre of a fast-paced underground community of genie hunters, led by the excitable Professor Latimer and the tech-savvy Doctor Raphaela. Together, they travel in their one-of-a-kind jet, the Aladdin, secretly chasing rogue genies before they can wreak havoc on the world...

Written by award-winning performance poet Joseph Coelho, Goodnight, Starry Night is a collection of fourteen poems that takes readers on a gentle journey into dreamland. Each poem is inspired by a calming work of art, reproduced in the book alongside the heartwarming illustrations of Allison Colpoys. The book takes its title from Van Gogh's Starry, Starry Night, which inspired Coelho's evocative poem River Sky: I gaze upon the starry night It twists into a river-sky my every breath, a swirling light I gaze upon the starry night. This unique volume also features poems inspired by David Hockney's Sleeping Dogs, Vivian Maier's Woman with Baby, and Faith Ringgold's quilted artwork of Cassie Lightfoot flying against a night sky.Joseph Coelho's lyrical poems calm the mind, relax the body and are soothing to the soul, and are guaranteed to inspire the sweetest of dreams.

In Children on the Throne, three children show the grown-ups around them the importance of looking after nature for the next generation.

Spooky Poems Aloud is a collection of Halloween-themed poems to help children build confidence reading out loud and improve their speech and drama skills.

'Twas the night before Christmasand all through the house,Not a creature was stirring, save . . .CHRISTMAS TREE MOUSE!And she's on an important mission. A mission to help Santa! Every Christmas Eve, this tiny mouse brushes away Santa's snowy footprints, nibbles up the mince pie crumbs, and - most importantly - checks on her Santa HQ tablet that all the correct presents are under the tree.But when Christmas Tree Mouse discovers that baby Ola has received the wrong present, it's a CATASTROPHE! Can she use all her special training and determination to save the day? And might Santa himself make a special appearance?This charming and heartwarming picture book from Waterstones Children's Laureate Joseph Coelho and debut illustrator Farah Shah offers a brilliantly funny sneak peek behind the scenes on the most magical night of the year. The perfect gift for any child this Christmas!

A beautifully illustrated board book with selected poems by award-winning Children''s Laureate Joseph Coelho.With poems and illustrations selected from Coelho and Killen''s collection, Blow a Kiss, Catch a Kiss, this board book includes 10 charming poems all about a little one''s outside world, and the things they might see and experience going out and about in it.Praise for Blow a Kiss, Catch a Kiss: Poems to share with little ones'A delightful selection of interactive poems for toddlers... illustrated with a multitude of gorgeous children by Killen' The Bookseller, Editor''s Choice

Collins Big Cat supports every primary child on their reading journey from phonics to fluency. Top authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that children love to read. Book banded for guided and independent reading, there are reading notes in the back, comprehensive teaching and assessment support and ebooks available.

"Today is Luna's library day. Book bag, check. Library card, check. Adventures with bugs, dinosaurs, magic and Dad, check!"--

A moving, lyrical picture book about a shy child unlocking the power of their own voice through poetry. Readers follow a child who is so shy she doesn't speak -- but with the encouragement of an enchanting and magical teacher, she writes a poem. But a poem is meant to be read aloud! She musters all her courage, stands at the front of the class and shows her classmates that she does have a voice. And her voice is BEAUTIFUL! This picture book is the perfect way to encourage empathy in young children and show shy children how to feel brave.

It might just look like a cardboard box. But Kofi knows all the things it can be: a submarine, a spaceship, a music stage, a treehouse! Climb into a cardboard adventure, written by the Children's Laureate.Readerful is designed to motivate children to read more. This Book for Sharing is for a teacher to read aloud to pupils in Year 2/P3.

Er det muligt at fortælle en historie med kun ti ord? Dét er det! I denne smukke og storslåede samling, der er skabt til at sætte fut i fantasien, bringer forfatteren Joseph Coelho os historier om undersøiske verdner, dæmoniske hamstere, bjørne i det ydre rum og portaler til ukendte steder … alle fortalt med præcis ti ord. Hver fortælling er visuelt fortolket af de bedste internationale illustratorer – og tilsammen skaber ordene og billederne et kreativt rum, hvor børn kan fortsætte historierne eller skrive begyndelsen – og selv blive inspireret til at skrive ti-ords fortællinger med egne ord."Lad mig advare dig," skriver Coelho dog, "det er ikke nuttede fortællinger … det er historier med næb og kløer! Og når du udfolder en historie, så gør det varsomt. Ingen ved hvilke monstrøse begivenheder, du kan komme til at slippe løs …"

Ella elsker julen. Hun plejer at holde to juleaftner - én hos mor og én hos far. To juletræer - tjek! To julemiddage - tjek! Og en hel masse gaver - tjek! Men i år skal Ella noget ganske særligt, der betyder at hele familien kan fejre juleaften sammen...En sød og hjertevarm bog om glæden ved at hjælpe andre.

Big Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic readers that together provide a consistent and highly effective approach to teaching phonics.

From Joseph Coelho comes a compendium featuring twenty brilliantly illustrated tiny tales, each only ten words long!¿Invite me in,¿ she says, outside my tenth storey window...Is it possible to spin a tale using just ten words? It most certainly is! In this unique and magnificent compendium designed to spark the imagination, Joseph Coelho brings us stories of underwater worlds, demon hamsters, bears in outer space, and portals to places unknown ... 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!Prefaced by a note from Joseph Coelho, and with two creative writing challenges at the back, this is the perfect gift for all those ready to unleash their imaginations.

UK Children's Laureate Joseph Coelho presents twenty tiny tales--each one illustrated by a different artist, and each just ten words long--in a book that's as much a work of art as an invitation to budding writers. Is it possible to spin a tale using just ten words? In this magnificent compendium, author and poet Joseph Coelho proves that it is--with mini-stories of underwater worlds, demon hamsters, bears in outer space, and portals to places unknown. From charming to creepy, fantastical to mysterious, each tale is paired with an outstanding illustrator, and together words and pictures inspire creativity as young readers are prompted to continue the story. Prefaced with a note from the author and offering two writing challenges at the end, this is an ideal gift for anyone ready to unleash their imagination.

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.

¿Sabes lo que sucede cuando dejas una manzana en un frutero sin comer? Pues que, al cabo del tiempo, se estropea. Eso es lo que ocurre con los libros que se quedan olvidados en las estanterías: se llenan de polvo, se agrietan, se hinchan, se arrugan... Lo mismo le ha sucedido a este libro que tienes en tus manos, ya no es el dulce cuento de Cenicienta, ahora se ha convertido en el "cuento estropeado" de Zombicienta. Sal de la tumba y súbete a tu carruaje de hongos venenosos para vivir esta inquietante y divertida aventura de la chica no muerta y el príncipe vampiro que sólo querían terminar su historia como todos los cuentos de hadas, viviendo felices para siempre. Do you know what happens when you leave an apple in a fruit bowl without eating? Well, over time, it breaks down. That is what happens with books that are left forgotten on the shelves: they fill with dust, they crack, they swell, they wrinkle... The same has happened to this book that you have in your hands, it is no longer the sweet story Cinderella, has now become the "spoiled tale" of Zombicienta. Come out of the grave and get on your poisonous mushroom carriage to live this haunting and fun adventure of the undead girl and the vampire prince who just wanted to end their story like all fairy tales, living happily ever after.

A spellbinding novel told in poems, blending the ancient legend of the Minotaur with the quest of a modern-day teenage boy to find his biological father by the new Waterstones Children's Laureate

A Luna le encanta visitar la biblioteca. Ahí aprende sobre insectos, dinosaurios, magia y lee sobre el Rey Trol y la Sirena Reina. Pero, más que por los mundos que descubre, a Luna le gusta ir a ese lugar, porque ahí se reúne con su papá. Estas páginas acompañan a Luna en un día agridulce, donde la melancolía de la separación de sus padres se mezcla con los momentos alegres de lectura. Luna loves to visit the library. There she learns about insects, dinosaurs, and magic, and reads about King Trol and the Siren Queen. But even more than the worlds she discovers, Luna likes to go there because she gets to see her dad. This book follows Luna on a bittersweet day in which the melancholy of her parents' divorce combines with the happy moments of reading.