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Reading Together: BookTrust joins forces with all 12 Children's Laureates to call for investment in early years reading 17/01/2024
BookTrust teams up with all 12 Waterstones Children's Laureates to publish an open lett...
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Sir Michael Morpurgo: Why I'm supporting Reading Together 17/01/2024
Our President and former Waterstones Children's Laureate Sir Michael Morpurgo shares wh...
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5 best BookTrust moments from 2023 26/12/2023
It's been quite a year! Here, we share our highlights from 2023 - from forging new part...
Waterstones Children’s Laureate Joseph Coelho is an award-winning performance poet, playwright and children's author based in Kent. He aims to inspire young people through stories and characters they can recognise and explores themes including fear, courage, diversity, gratitude, empathy and loss. In addition to exploring emotional landscapes, Coelho is inspired by magic, the ancient world and often draws on his own experiences transforming them into something universal that can be shared. Throughout his career he has highlighted the power of poetry and reading, championing and campaigning for local libraries and spotlights new voices and diversity throughout his work.
In this section
About the Waterstones Children's Laureate
Everything you need to know about the laureateship and the current children's author in the role, Joseph Coelho.
More about Joseph Coelho
Joseph Coelho is an award-winning performance poet, playwright, and children's author whose books include the Luna Loves... series, Werewolf Club Rules, and The Girl Who Became a Tree.
Children's Laureate events
Would you like to see Joseph Coelho and the former Waterstones Children's Laureates? If so, why not head along to one of a number of events this year.
Former Laureates
Take a look at our League of Laureates: eleven star authors and illustrators who have previously held the role.
Our supporters
Find out about everyone who supports the Waterstones Children's Laureate and makes the role possible.
Celebrating 20 years of the Waterstones Children's Laureate
In 2019, we reached a milestone: the 20th anniversary of the Waterstones Children's Laureate. Here's what we did to celebrate!
Celebrating 20 years of the Waterstones Children's Laureate
In 2019, we reached a milestone: the 20th anniversary of the Waterstones Children's Laureateship in the UK.
Laureate news and blogs
Fun activity sheets to try
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Luna Loves Art colouring sheet
Luna loves art! Paint your own beautiful picture with this activity sheet.
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Luna Loves Art colouring sheet
Luna Loves Art! Make your own gallery masterpiece with this activity sheet.
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Luna Loves Art colouring sheet
Luna Loves Art! Colour in these beautiful sunflowers and hang your picture on the wall.
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Luna Loves Dance colouring sheet
Today Luna has her dance exam. Dance shoes – check. Dance tutu – check. Dance bag – che...
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Luna Loves Dance colouring sheet
Luna Loves Dance! Can you colour in Luna and help her become prima ballerina?
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Luna Loves Dance paper doll
Luna needs a new dancing outfit, so colour in these clothes, cut them out and try them on!
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Luna Maze activity
Luna Loves Library Day! Can you help Luna find her way to the library through the maze?
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Luna book review sheet
Luna loves reading all her favourite books in the library... but what's your favourite ...
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Luna word search activity
Luna Loves Library Day! When Luna visits the library she finds all sorts of books. Can ...