Award-winning poet, Carnegie Award shortlisted author and playwright, Joseph Coelho has been announced as the Waterstones Children’s Laureate for 2022-24.
The role of Children's Laureate is awarded every two years to celebrate an exceptional author or illustrator of children’s books and to recognise their importance in creating new readers. Joseph Coelho will be the 12th Laureate and follows on from author Cressida Cowell. To find out more, visit the Children’s Laureate website.
Joseph’s Carnegie shortlisted book, The Girl Who Became A Tree, is available to borrow from the Lower Library.
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