A JUNIOR LIBRARY GUILD SELECTION SHORLISTED FOR THE ENGLISH 4-11 BOOK AWARDS LEICESTER SELECTED
AS A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR "It's never too early to jump-start your literary
career and Ten-Word Tiny Tales offers a crash course in the art of creative writing to
children as young as seven." Emily Bearn The Daily Telegraph "In this playful unsettling
collection for 7+ Coelho's ultra-concise tales featuring broken hamster cages underwater
carnivals and bears in outer space are amplified by images from Shaun Tan Dapo Adeola and
many others inviting kids to dive through strange portals of imagination." Guardian From
former Waterstones Children's Laureate and winner of the Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing Joseph
Coelho comes a compendium featuring twenty brilliantly illustrated tiny tales each only ten
words long! "Invite me in " she says outside my tenth storey window... Is it possible to
spin a tale using just ten words? It most certainly is! In this unique and magnificent
compendium designed to spark the imagination Joseph Coelho brings us stories of underwater
worlds demon hamsters bears in outer space and portals to places unknown ... all in just ten
words! Each tale has been paired with one of the finest illustrators working today - and
together the words and pictures will create a space for creativity as young readers imagine
how the story might unravel. They might even be inspired to pen a ten word tiny tale of their
own! Prefaced by a note from Joseph Coelho and with two creative writing challenges at the
back this is the perfect gift for all those ready to unleash their imaginations. "If you
have a child at home who loves using her or his imagination this is the perfect book." Irish
Independent "An unmissable compendium of tales that are small but mighty. Each story is only
ten words long but will certainly stop readers in their tracks. A clever and creative book not
to be missed." Irish Examiner "Young readers who enjoy creative writing will find plenty of
inspiration in Ten-Word Tiny Tales ... will have children pulling out their notebooks to write
their own tales." The Irish Times LOOK OUT FOR: Ten-Word Tiny Tales of Love
