{"product_id":"smile-out-loud-25-happy-poems-9780711271814","title":"Smile Out Loud: 25 Happy Poems","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the fantastic duo behind \u003ci\u003ePoems Aloud\u003c\/i\u003e comes another compendium of poetry to read out loud and make you smile!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwenty five original poems from award winning poet Joseph Coelho designed to be \u003cb\u003eread aloud to project confidence\u003c\/b\u003e, 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 \u003cb\u003eyou can't help but smile when you hear them.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is a book for any child who wants to\u003cb\u003e build confidence reading aloud\u003c\/b\u003e, or wants a way to channel their speech and drama confidence. It is a book to\u003cb\u003e foster a love of words \u003c\/b\u003eand 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePoems 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJOSEPH COELHO is the Waterstones Children's Laureate 2022-2024. In 2019 he won the Independent Bookshop Week Picture Book Award for \u003ci\u003eIf All the World Were \u003c\/i\u003ewhich has been translated into over 10 languages. He has been long-listed for The Carnegie Children's 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 \u003ci\u003eWerewolf Club Rules.\u003c\/i\u003e His debut Picture Book, \u003ci\u003eLuna Loves Library Day\u003c\/i\u003e was voted one of the nations favourite picture books by a survey led by World Book Day. His other poetry books include \u003ci\u003eHow To Write Poems\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Year Of Nature Poems\u003c\/i\u003e . \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe has written plays for companies including: Soho Theatre, Polka Theatre, The Unicorn Theatre, Theatre Royal York, Oily Cart and The Spark Children's Festival to name a few. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJoseph has been a guest poet on Cbeebies Rhyme Rocket, Radio 4's Poetry Playtime and Front Row. He is the presenter of BBC's Teach Poetry (Oct 2018) and features in DiscoveryEDUK's Poetry Curriculum.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Wide Eyed Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50496515801362,"sku":"9780711271814","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_58705267-9332-44aa-b38a-c8a481c07333.jpg?v=1730695520","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/smile-out-loud-25-happy-poems-9780711271814","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}