This magical story follows threechildren 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 LaureateJoseph 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. Its a modern-day fable that shows the children of a tower block travelling to a strange, magical world inside a tree andmeeting an old man with supernatural powers, only to realise that the magic theyd 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.

 

 

This book is part of a book series called Poetry To Perform .

This book is aimed at children at US 1st grade-5th grade.

This book has been graded for interest at 6-10 years.

There are 48 pages in this book.

This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+).

This book was published in 2022 by Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd .

Joseph Coelho is a performance poet, children's author and playwright. His debut poetry collection Werewolf Club Rules won the CLPE CliPPA Poetry Award 2015 and he was included on The Guardian's 2018 list 'Fresh Voices: 50 authors you should read now. ' Robyn Wilson-Owen is an exciting new illustrator, currently doing her MA in Children's Book Illustration at Anglia Ruskin University. She previously worked as a theatre set designer. Richard Johnson's luminous, intricately detailed illustrations perfectly capture the magic of this classic story. A prize-winning artist, he has illustrated many successful picture and novelty books including, for Macmillan, PETER PAN JIGSAW BOOK (978-1-4050-9098-8). Richard lives in Lincolnshire with his partner.