Writer Joseph Coelho, known for his Luna Loves picture books and Fairy Tales Gone Bad, has said he wants to "reclaim the term poet" after being named the new children's laureate. He said he wants ...

😛 Try by Joseph Coelho Try twisting your tongue then tuning your teeth, try taking your tonsils from a tummy tickling thief. Try tasting your tears then trumpeting your toes, try taping your ...

500 Words is open to children of all abilities and to help students we reached out to Joseph Coelho for his top tips on writing a 500 Words story. The most challenging thing for children who want ...

A Scottish schoolgirl in remission from leukaemia is one of five youngsters chosen as the inspiration for a poem about courage by former children’s laureate Joseph Coelho. Five-year-old Fearne ...

Many parents read to their young children at bedtime – but it tends to be a story they share with them, rather than poetry.

A festive story, by former children’s laureate, Joseph Coelho, is the backdrop to this year’s Christmas at Chatsworth celebrations. The main character in “Henry and the Lion’s Christmas ...

It's quite a cool thing, right? And it's free. Joseph Coelho is a poet, and his stories often use rhymes and rhythms which mean they are great to read aloud. He is the writer who wrote the story ...

This guide is produced in partnership with Blue Peter. Poems Aloud, written by Joseph Coelho and illustrated by Daniel Gray-Barnett, is the fifth title in the Blue Peter Book Club. A book full of ...

Watch the following clip in which poet Joseph Coelho talks about onomatopoeia and how you could use it in a poem. When I was growing up, I thought poetry was very serious. It took me a long time ...

Did you guess what emotion I was thinking of? I wonder what others I can come up with. Poet Joseph Coelho investigates how poetry can be used to express emotions and feelings. He explores the ...