Meet Children’s Laureate Joseph Coelho, who reads from his new book Ten-Word Tiny Tales – including stories about underwater worlds, demon hamsters, bears in outer space, and portals to unknown places.
Try writing and illustrating your own ten-word tiny tale inspired by artworks at Tate Britain.
For children of all ages. In partnership with Walker Books, home to books for all ages.
Joseph Coelho is the UK Children’s Laureate 2022-2024, and an award-winning poet, playwright and writer.
His first poetry collection, Werewolf Club Rules! won the CLPE Children’s Poetry Award in 2015, and he has been writing and performing ever since. His picture books include If All the World Were... illustrated by Allison Colpoys, and the Luna Loves series illustrated by Fiona Lumbers. His poetry books for children include Overheard in a Tower Block illustrated by Kate Milner and A Year of Nature Poems illustrated by Kelly Louise Judd. Walker Books also publish his Fairy Tales Gone Bad series. Originally from London, he now lives by the sea in Kent.
Follow him on Twitter as @JosephACoelho and on Instagram as @josephcoelhoauthor.
Tate Britain's step-free entrance is on Atterbury Street. It has automatic sliding doors and there is a ramp down to the entrance with central handrails.
This event is in the Manton Studio, which is next to the ticket desk as you enter the gallery.
There is a lift between the Lower and Main floors. Alternatively you can take the stairs.
- Accessible and standard toilets are located on the Lower floor.
- A Changing Places toilet is not currently available.
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