Joseph Coelho chosen as Britain’s new children’s laureate - The Guardian

The poet and children’s author, who takes over from Cressida Cowell, was praised as an ‘extraordinary advocate for making poetry accessible to all’

Poet, playwright and author Joseph Coelho has been named the new Waterstones childrens laureate, and will look to celebrate the power of poetry during his two-year tenure. Coelho takes over the role… [+4256 chars]

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