Thank you Anne Burns from myself and @booktrust for hosting an amazing day with our wonderful @uklaureate Joseph Coelho is laureating! at the incredible Bolton Central Library. The kids were fabulous and we all loved it so much! I still can’t believe you have an aquarium in the library!!!

We have got such a special #PoetryPrompts for you this week!

Waterstones Children's Laureate Joseph Coelho is laureating! has been on a trip to Tate Britain to find inspiration from a special painting!

We wonder what the art will get you writing about...

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Meet the MORERAPS!

#PoetryPrompts is back, and this week Waterstones Children's Laureate Joseph Coelho is laureating! is showing us how to make a MORERAPS poem using lots of poetic tricks!

Have a go by watching the full video here 👇

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So exciting to be with Joseph Coelho is laureating! Children's Laureate and Venessa J Taylor Discover for a Bookmaker Like You event with 4 primary schools! BookTrust

📢 We have a super exciting #PoetryPrompts for you this week!

Waterstones Children's Laureate Joseph Coelho is laureating! is joined by the magnificent Michael Rosen 💙💙🎓🎓 for a good chat about poetry - and a little poem-writing challenge too.

Join in the fun here:

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It's #PoetryPrompts time... and Waterstones Children's Laureate Joseph Coelho is laureating! is thinking BIG this week!

Really big, in fact, because he's imagining what it would be like to grow into a giant!

Join him to write some immense poems here:

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Today's fabulous #PoetryPrompts from Waterstones Children's Laureate Joseph Coelho is laureating! is the perfect Bank Holiday activity!

He's imagining what would happen if he turned into a bear... and showing you how to write a poem all about it!

Join in here:

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It's time for a brand new #PoetryPrompts video from Waterstones Children's Laureate Joseph Coelho is laureating!!

This time, we're creating tiger stripe picture poems! Get involved over here:

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Happy #WorldPoetryDay , everyone!

We'd love to hear which poetry books you'd recommend! You can find some of our picks here:

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Pic: Polly Dunbar

We’re kickstarting #WorldPoetryDay with a special message from Waterstones Children’s Laureate, poet & playwright, Joseph Coelho is laureating! who has been working tirelessly to inspire us with creative #PoetryPrompts with BookTrust. You can find over 70 different ways of writing #poems 🖊️

As it's #WorldPoetryDay , we're remembering the special moment when we brought together Joseph Coelho is laureating! and Her Majesty The Queen to talk about the power of poems.

Join their wonderful conversation here:

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Happy World Poetry Day! So many beautiful words & not enough time to read them all! Here are some of our favs for young and old 🩷 Get in the shop or through Bookshop.org
Children's Laureate Joseph Coelho is laureating! Donna Ashworth #CharlotteMoore
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There's a VERY special guest joining Waterstones Children's Laureate Joseph Coelho is laureating! for this week's #PoetryPrompts !

Superstar illustrator Dapo Adeola is here to help Joseph make some picture poems about computer games! And you can join in the fun too:

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‘Growing up in Roehampton, never in a million years would I think I’d become a writer. This is why it’s so important I’m here today’- Waterstones Children’s Laureate Joseph Coelho is laureating!

Joseph & Greg McKenzie grew up on the same London estate & are finally meeting after 25 years #LBF24

Such a thrill to hear Waterstones Children’s Children's Laureate & The London Book Fair, 11-13 March 2025 Children’s Author of the Day Joseph Coelho is laureating! in conversation with the wonderful Greg McKenzie at #LBF24

Author of the Day Joseph Coelho is laureating! is in the building and live on the #LBF24 main stage shortly at 11.15am! 📚✨

Wow! We are so thrilled that #TheBoyLostInTheMaze is on the The Yoto Carnegies Medal for Writing shortlist. Huge congratulations to Joseph Coelho is laureating! and illustrator Kate Milner. Bounce Sales and Marketing ❤️📗 Bounce Waterstones Children's Laureate

We're so excited that there's a new Luna book from Waterstones #ChildrensLaureate Joseph Coelho is laureating! and illustrator Fiona Lumbers!

#LunaLovesGardening is perfect for spring, so we're delighted to be giving you the chance to win a copy 🌷

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Join Apples and Snakes to kick off SPINE Festival Lite 2024!

Otter-Barry Books will launch SPIN! a poetry anthology edited by Joseph Coelho is laureating!

📚The Library at Willesden Green
⏰ Thursday 21 March, 4.30 -6.30pm

For young people aged 8-11. Free: tinyurl.com/uttd6wvk

Congratulations to Joseph Coelho is laureating! shortlisted for the superb novel The Boy Lost in the Maze published by Otter-Barry Books! 🎉🎉🎉