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Our Tower

By Joseph Coelho
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Our Tower by Joseph Coelho is a children's book that follows a heartfelt journey where three young friends explore their towering home and discover unexpected magic in their familiar surroundings. Through a blend of imaginative adventures and charming encounters, the story encourages readers to appreciate their environment and find beauty in the everyday.
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You might enjoy this children's book if you love stories that blend the magic of urban life with imaginative adventures. It's perfect for readers who appreciate lyrical writing and vibrant illustrations that spark a sense of wonder and curiosity about the world around them.

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Our Tower tells the story of three children living in a tower block, who embark on a magical adventure through which they learn to see the beauty and wonder of the block where they live.

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This magical story follows three children living in a tower block, as they embark on a fantastical adventure which helps them see their home in a new light. A deeply personal story written by multi-award winning poet and Waterstones Children's Laureate Joseph Coelho, drawn from his own experience growing up in a tower block and looking for adventure.

This story is a celebration of, and a reclaiming of tower blocks as a place where magic and adventure can happen. It's a modern-day fable that shows the children of a tower block travelling to a strange, magical world inside a tree and meeting an old man with supernatural powers, only to realise that the magic they'd been looking for had been in their tower all along.

Beautiful illustrations complement the poetic narrative, creating an enchanting story which children and adults alike will fall in love with. This powerful story is about how society separates 'urban' spaces from the countryside, but the reality is that nature is everywhere, and everyone should have access to it.

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Our Tower by Joseph Coelho draws from his experiences growing up in a London tower block. The story follows three children on a magical journey into a mystical world beneath a tree, where they learn about nature's power. Beautifully illustrated by Richard Johnson, this modern fable is celebrated for its inspiring depiction of urban and natural connections, providing a hopeful escape for its readers.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780711268852

Publisher: Quarto Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 07 September 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Frances Lincoln Children's Books

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Richard Johnson

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 235.0mm

Height: 276.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 48

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About the Author

Joseph Coelho is an award winning poet and performer from London, although he now lives by the sea. In 2019 he won the Independent Bookshop Week Picture Book Award for If All the World Were. He has been long-listed for The Carnegie Childrens Award with his poetry collection Overheard In A Tower Block, which was also shortlisted for the CLPE CLiPPA Poetry Award and Longlisted for the UKLA Book Awards. He won the 2015 CLPE CLiPPA Poetry Award with his debut poetry collection Werewolf Club Rules. His debut Picture Book, Luna Loves Library Day was voted one of the nations favourite picture books by a survey led by World Book Day. His other poetry books include How To Write Poems and A Year Of Nature Poems .He has written plays for companies including: Soho Theatre, Polka Theatre, The Unicorn Theatre, Theatre Royal York, Oily Cart and The Spark Childrens Festival to name a few. Joseph has been a guest poet on Cbeebies Rhyme Rocket, Radio 4s Poetry Playtime and Front Row. He is the presenter of BBCs Teach Poetry (Oct 2018) and features in DiscoveryEDUKs Poetry CurriculumRichard Johnson is an illustrator whose picture books are published by Penguin, Faber & Faber, Macmillan, DK and many other publishers. His work is deeply thoughtful and conjures powerful atmospheres with detailed, delicate pencil strokes.

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