{"product_id":"9781529524109","title":"Ten-Word Tiny Tales","description":"Author: Joseph Coelho\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781529524109\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Walker Books Australia\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Nov 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 56 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA JUNIOR LIBRARY GUILD SELECTION\u003cbr\u003e\n\n SHORLISTED FOR THE ENGLISH 4-11 BOOK AWARDS LEICESTER\u003cbr\u003e\n\n SELECTED AS A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"It’s never too early to jump-start your literary career, and \u003ci\u003eTen-Word Tiny Tales \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a crash course in the art of creative writing to children as young as seven.\" Emily Bearn, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Daily Telegraph\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"In this playful, unsettling collection for 7+, Coelho’s ultra-concise tales, featuring broken hamster cages, underwater carnivals and bears in outer space, are amplified by images from Shaun Tan, Dapo Adeola and many others, inviting kids to dive through strange portals of imagination.\" \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFrom former Waterstones Children's Laureate and winner of the Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing Joseph Coelho, comes a compendium featuring twenty brilliantly illustrated tiny tales, each only ten words long!\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n “Invite me in,” she says, outside my tenth storey window...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n Is it possible to spin a tale using just ten words? It most certainly is! In this unique and magnificent compendium designed to spark the imagination, Joseph Coelho brings us stories of underwater worlds, demon hamsters, bears in outer space, and portals to places unknown ... all in just ten words! Each tale has been paired with one of the finest illustrators working today – and, together, the words and pictures will create a space for creativity as young readers imagine how the story might unravel. They might even be inspired to pen a ten word tiny tale of their own!\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n Prefaced by a note from Joseph Coelho, and with two creative writing challenges at the back, this is the perfect gift for all those ready to unleash their imaginations.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"If you have a child at home who loves using her or his imagination, this is the perfect book.\" \u003ci\u003eIrish Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"An unmissable compendium of tales that are small but mighty. Each story is only ten words long but will certainly stop readers in their tracks. A clever and creative book not to be missed.\" \u003ci\u003eIrish Examiner\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Young readers who enjoy creative writing will find plenty of inspiration in \u003ci\u003eTen-Word Tiny Tales\u003c\/i\u003e ... will have children pulling out their notebooks to write their own tales.\" \u003ci\u003eThe Irish Times \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eLOOK OUT FOR: \u003ci\u003eTen-Word Tiny Tales of Love\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46498418065566,"sku":"HPC-9781529524109","price":19.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781529524109.jpg?v=1770793304","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781529524109","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}