Smile Out Loud: 25 Happy Poems

by Joseph Coelho, Daniel Gray-Barnett (Illustrator)

Overview

From the fantastic duo behind Poems Aloud comes another compendium of poetry to read out loud and make you smile!

Twenty five original poems from award winning poet Joseph Coelho designed to be read aloud to project confidence, 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 you can't help but smile when you hear them.

This is a book for any child who wants to build confidence reading aloud, or wants a way to channel their speech and drama confidence. It is a book to foster a love of words and 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.
 
Poems 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. 
 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780711271807
Publisher:	Wide Eyed Editions
Publication date:	05/10/2022
Series:	Poetry to Perform
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	40
File size:	4 MB
Age Range:	5 - 10 Years

About the Author

JOSEPH COELHO is the Waterstones Children's Laureate 2022-2024. In 2019 he won the Independent Bookshop Week Picture Book Award for If All the World Were which 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 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 Children's Festival to name a few. 

Joseph 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.

JOSEPH COELHO is the Waterstones Children's Laureate 2022-2024. In 2019 he won the Independent Bookshop Week Picture Book Award for If All the World Were which 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 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 Children's Festival to name a few.  Joseph 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.

Editorial Reviews

04/25/2022

Suffused with friendliness and good-natured humor, this collection invites readers to “spread some happiness” by performing its lines for and with family, friends, or classmates. Each poem is preceded by a note with suggestions about how to approach it: the introduction to “Walking Funny,” for example, invites readers to “perfect the walks”: moving like a chicken while roaring like a dinosaur, or slowing down to “egg-aggerate” motions as if striding through egg yolks. Word play (“I met an armadillo/ who could never chill-o”), spoonerisms (“Today I had a tip of the slongue”), and repetition abound, all well suited to a child’s sense of silliness. Coelho intersperses the fun and games with introductions to poetic forms, such as the rondel and the villanelle, while Gray-Barnett’s energetic illustrations, representing children with various skin tones, add a sense of fun to even the more staid verses. Ages 5–10. (May)

Publishers Weekly

“Twenty-five happy poems to build emotional resilience and foster confidence, in a brand new collection from Coelho.”
 —The Bookseller

"A book of 25 poems designed to help children build their confidence reading poems aloud and expressing and manifesting happiness and joy."—The Bookseller

“The subjects covered are perfect for children, and the bright, lively illustrations make every page sing.” —The Irish Independent

”Nothing but a huge cheesy grin in book form, this vibrant and joyful celebration of poetry is just the tonic we need. Bursting with tongue tingling rhymes and riddles, readers will be in stitches as they delight in sharing Joseph’s spectacular wordsmithery.”—WRD Magazine

From the Publisher

04/01/2022

K-Gr 2—Using the techniques of physical humor as well as wordplay, young readers can experience these poems as they were meant to be shared—out loud. Focusing on the playful aspects of language allows this collection to ramble thematically and introduce different kinds of poems from villanelles to simple ending rhymes. There is an irreverence and freedom present in the lyrical stylings of these poems that fans of Silverstein will recognize. Brief explanations for each poem, from its structure and jokes to the interactive parts, help readers connect to and understand the text before they read it. The book goes beyond using brightly colored illustrations, which it also does to amusing effect, to show and tell novices how poem formats work and why they might be funny. Double entendres, puns, and clever wordplay are the meat of poetry, but they are precisely what can trip up young readers. This collection has cleverly worked to include readers in on the jokes, so they can fully appreciate them and build their reading confidence around poetry. VERDICT A great introduction for reluctant readers who want to learn more about poetry. The interactive elements will work in classrooms and bring an amusing spice to story times.—Lisa Bosarge

School Library Journal