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One Little Word
2023
First Published
4.26
Average Rating
32
Number of Pages

A beautiful and moving picture book from the UK's Children's Laureate, Joseph Coelho, tells the story of how a big, hairy argument gets in between two best friends. "The argument came from nowhere. It sat huge and bloated in the middle of the playground between me and my best friend." This big hairy monster appears out of the blue one day, splitting up the best friends and growing bigger and bigger, until it starts to ruin all the children in the playground's fun. Together, they learn how to shrink the monster until it vanishes completely, to the point where they can't even remember what it looks like! Coelho's gentle and lyrical verse pair perfectly with Allison Colpoys' beautiful illustrations to create a book which will be treasured by young readers . This is an ode to the power of an apology, and to treasuring a special bond that runs deeper than even the friends realized.

Avg Rating
4.26
Number of Ratings
96
5 STARS
44%
4 STARS
42%
3 STARS
11%
2 STARS
3%
1 STARS
0%
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Author

Joseph Coelho
Joseph Coelho
Author · 23 books
Joseph Coelho is a British poet and children's book author who was elected Children's Laureate in 2022.
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