Smile Out Loud 25 Happy Poems by Joseph Coelho

Smile Out Loud 25 Happy Poems by Joseph Coelho

By Joseph Coelho (author) , Daniel Gray-Barnett (illustrator) Part of the Poetry to Perform series

"A wonderful selection of new poems by a talented team"

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This is a compendium of poetry full of different styles, different shapes and different rhyme schemes that makes a wonderful read out loud collection that should be in every classroom. Each poem comes with a suggestion of how it might be used or how children might read it to each other, or even act out the different verses of specific poems.

The poems make you smile, make you laugh, make you think, and the bright illustrations add colour, humour and pathos to the collection. Both author and illustrator are prize winners in their own right - making this book a delight from start to finish. Everyone will enjoy reading it plus it can be used across a wide range of ages. If you have read their previous book Poems Aloud you will love this new collection.

From the fantastic duo behind Poems Aloud comes another compendium of poetry to read out loud and make you smile! Twenty original poems from award winning poet Joseph Coelho designed to be read aloud to project happiness, conjure happiness, make you laugh or cheer others up.

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From the fantastic duo behind Poems Alou d comes another compendium of poetry to read out loud and make you smile! Twenty original poems from award winning poet Joseph Coelho designed to be read aloud to project happiness, conjure happiness, make you laugh or cheer others up.

Some are odes, some can be said as personal mantras or just poems full of words that you can't help but smile when you hear them. This is a book for any child who wants to build confidence reading aloud, or wants a way to channel their speech and drama confidence. It is a book to foster a love of words and the power that comes with the spoken word. It will show children how speaking a poem aloud has a certain magic, almost like reading a spell.

Poems can be read aloud to an audience, muttered quietly to oneself or whispered in the ear of someone who needs to hear some cheerful words.

Praise for Poems Aloud;

Discover clever ways to perform poetry with confidence in a collection of 20 of Coelho's original poems, all designed to be read aloud. Now in paperback. - The Bookseller

If anyone is going to convince a child that poetry is cool, it's award-winning children's author, playwright and performance poet Joseph Coelho. [...] If you want to show your children how fun poetry can be, this book is the one for you. - The Independent

Poetry for children is dead. Really? Not when there are young poets like Joseph Coelho - Books for Keeps

Joseph Coelho OBE , Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and Children's Laureate for 2022-2024, is a performance poet, children’s author, playwright and winner of the Yoto Carnegie Award, an Indie Book Award and a Centre for Literacy in Primary Education Poetry Award. Joe has written plays for the Polka Theatre, Soho Theatre and the Unicorn Theatre and creates dynamic poetry theatre pieces for young people that he tours nationally. He also performs with the UK's top performance poetry organisation, Apples and Snakes, visiting venues across the UK. Joseph has also been a guest poet on Cbeebies’ Rhyme Rocket.

Originally from London, he now lives by the sea in Kent.

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The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Smile Out Loud 25 Happy Poems and determined it is suitable for children aged 5-8 years old

Smile Out Loud 25 Happy Poems features in the following genres: Featured Books for 7+ readers, Recommendations, Funny, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Stories in Verse, Featured Books for 5+ readers

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Smile Out Loud 25 Happy Poems was written by Joseph Coelho and published by Wide Eyed Editions

Smile Out Loud 25 Happy Poems has 39 pages

Yes it is part of Poetry to Perform series

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