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Luna Loves Books

by Joseph Coelho, illustrated by Fiona Lumbers

Interest age: 4 to 5

Published by Andersen Press, 2023

  • Board books

About this book

Luna loves books. Today she’s dressing up as her favourite book character – a unicorn! All the children at school are also dressed as book characters because an author and illustrator are visiting. They read and draw and everyone joins in. But then Luna’s costume rips during break time. Oh no! Luckily, Dad is on hand after school to suggest another way to find book magic at the local bookshop.

Celebrating creativity, stories and play, this delightful board book is a new edition of the World Book Day book from a few years ago. It’s a special addition to the Luna Loves… picture book series, which is beautifully illustrated by Fiona Lumbers and written with great warmth by the Children’s Laureate Joseph Coelho. In this one, children will enjoy guessing the book that each child has dressed as, and parents will appreciate the suggestion of decorating potatoes as book characters. Books are about more than costumes – they bring families and friends together when shared. This one is perfect for sharing.

About the author

Joseph Coelho is an award-winning children's author, performance poet and playwright based in London. He is also the Waterstones Children's Laureate for 2022-2024. His debut poetry collection, Werewolf Club Rules, was the 2015 winner of the CLPE CLiPPA Poetry Award. His second book, Overheard in a Tower Block, was shortlisted for the 2018 CLPE CLiPPA Poetry Award and is longlisted for the 2019 UKLA Book Awards. Joseph features in the BBC Teach 'Understanding Poetry' online series.

His work has poetry and performance at its heart, drawing on over 16 years' experience running dynamic creative literacy sessions in schools. He aims to inspire young people through stories and characters they can recognise.

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