Publication Date: 07/09/2023 ISBN: 9780711268852 Category:

Our Tower

Joseph Coelho, Richard Johnson

Publisher: Quarto Publishing PLC
Publication Date: 07/09/2023 ISBN: 9780711268852 Category:
Paperback / Softback

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*Featured in BookTrust’s Great Books Guide 2023*

From award-winning children’s poet Joseph Coelho comes this enchanting story of three kids looking for adventure in their tower block.

Drawn from Coelho’s own experience growing up in a tower block, this is a celebration and reclaiming of them as places full of power and magic.

A power that resides
in the smiles of our neighbours.
A magic that seeps out
when we swap our home-baked flavours.

A deeply personal story written by the award-winning poet Joseph Coelho, drawn from his own experience growing up in a tower block and looking for adventure.

Three children living in the tower block travel to a strange, magical world inside a tree and meet an old man with supernatural powers… only to realise that the magic they’d been looking for had been in the tower block all that time, in the form of community and connection.

Beautiful illustrations complement the poetic narrative, creating an enchanting story that children and adults alike will fall in love with. This powerful story shows us the true beauty of home and community. It’s a modern-day fable about how society separates ‘urban’ spaces from the countryside, when the reality is that nature is everywhere, and everyone should have access to it.

Publisher Review

"Coelho draws on his own experience growing up in a tower block on the edge of Richmond Park in London in this title." * The Bookseller * "Coelho drew upon his own experiences to tell this story about three children who leave their tower block and tumble into a strange world underneath a tree. There, a "tree-grown man" helps them understand the power of nature and, when they resurface, their tower block is transformed into a place of colour and light. Gorgeously illustrated by Johnson, this modern-day fable is a celebration of high-rise living and its ties to the ancient, natural world" * The Bookseller * Fresh to the post of children's laureate, Joseph Coelho is releasing Our Tower [...] Coelho, who was inspired by his experience growing up in London, has said "I wanted to bring the magic of Narnia to the tower block" - which seems the perfect mission statement [...] books can't fill tummies but they can provide hope and escape. * The Guardian * 'The new children's laureate has written a poem about living in a tower block and a magical journey into the forest to rediscover our connection to nature. Richard Johnson's gentle illustrations capture the magic in this picture book for older children.' * The Sunday Times * "Gorgeously illustrated by Richard Johnson, this picture book is a love letter to high-rise living and its connection to the ancient, natural world." * The Sunday Post * "The new Children's Laureate draws on his own experiences for this fantastical nature-based fable which encourages three children to see their tower block home in a new light." * i-newspaper * 'Fresh to the post of children's laureate, Joseph Coelho is releasing Our Tower [...] Coelho, who was inspired by his experience growing up in London, has said "I wanted to bring the magic of Narnia to the tower block" - which seems the perfect mission statement [...] books can't fill tummies but they can provide hope and escape' * The Observer * "This glowing, poetic picture book from the new children's laureate celebrates the joys of community in urban spaces while quietly affirming that the natural world belongs to everyone." * The Guardian * "Our Tower celebrates the joys of community in urban spaces while quietly affirming that the natural world belongs to everyone". * The Guardian *

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