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Joseph Coelho

Joseph Aaron Coelho OBE FRSL is a British poet and children's book author who was Children's Laureate from 2022 to 2024. In 2023, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. In 2024, he was announced the winner of the Carnegie Medal for his YA novel The Boy Lost in the Maze. https://www.thepoetryofjosephcoelho.com/

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Books16

Relic Hamilton, Genie Hunter

Relic Hamilton, Genie Hunter

2026
Ten-Word Tiny Tales of Love

Ten-Word Tiny Tales of Love

2024
Ten-Word Tiny Tales: To Inspire and Unsettle

Ten-Word Tiny Tales: To Inspire and Unsettle

2023
My Heart is a Poem

My Heart is a Poem

2023

with Mandy Coe, Jack Prelutsky, Nikki Grimes and Laura Mucha

One Little Word

One Little Word

2023
Luna Loves Christmas

Luna Loves Christmas

2023
Fairy Tales Gone Bad: Creeping Beauty

Fairy Tales Gone Bad: Creeping Beauty

2022
The Boy Lost in the Maze

The Boy Lost in the Maze

2022
Luna Loves Dance

Luna Loves Dance

2021
Happy Here

Happy Here

2021

with Dean Atta

The Girl Who Became a Tree: A Story Told in Poems

The Girl Who Became a Tree: A Story Told in Poems

2021
Fairy Tales Gone Bad: Frankenstiltskin

Fairy Tales Gone Bad: Frankenstiltskin

2021
Zombierella

Zombierella

2020
Grandpa's Stories

Grandpa's Stories

2018
Luna Loves Library Day

Luna Loves Library Day

2017
Overheard in a Tower Block: Poems by

Overheard in a Tower Block: Poems by

2017

Graphic novels1

Our Building

Our Building

2024

Collections1

Poems Aloud: An Anthology of Poems to Read Out Loud

Poems Aloud: An Anthology of Poems to Read Out Loud