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Werewolf Club Rules
In this new poetry collection, young readers find out the mysterious rules of Werewolf Club, how to look like a rainbow, what happens when puppies fall in love, and how to fold up a grandma! Werewolf Club Rules marks the exciting debut from a young poet whose lively performances have been a hit at venues across the United Kingdom.
96 pages, Paperback
First published December 9, 2014
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March 4, 2019
3.5 stars. Some good poems about school life, memories, bullying and favourite food. Ages 8-10.
August 11, 2025
the perfect way to introduce poetry to children !! great fun:)
January 15, 2017
This is an excellent collection of poetry by Joseph Coelho. The book is very short containing about 50 poems, all quite short. As I read it, I found myself thinking that it was a far more current version of Ahlberg's Please Mrs Butler. This is to take absolutely nothing from the poet but to recognise that this is one person's work in which the exploration of life in and out of school is written about.
I obviously have my favourites within the collection: Miss Flotsam, Dada's Stories, I am a Writer (which should be framed and placed in every classroom), Didgeridoo, Onomatopoeia and Skateboarding are up there but I thoroughly enjoyed them all. They need revisiting for their themes and the wonderful play with language and rhythm. Joseph's themes around play, racial identity, family and adventure will appeal to all child readers/listeners.
I obviously have my favourites within the collection: Miss Flotsam, Dada's Stories, I am a Writer (which should be framed and placed in every classroom), Didgeridoo, Onomatopoeia and Skateboarding are up there but I thoroughly enjoyed them all. They need revisiting for their themes and the wonderful play with language and rhythm. Joseph's themes around play, racial identity, family and adventure will appeal to all child readers/listeners.
September 2, 2014
Okay so full disclosure - I know Poetry Joe a.k.a. Joseph Coelho. I'm also a fan of Spike Milligan's Milliganimals and pretty much everything by John Hegley.
But if you like those last two authors and you're keen to introduce kids to poetry + very very gently introduce a few simply concepts like onomatopoeia and similes, then this collection is perfect.
In fact it's worth the fee just to read the written version of Joe's classic 'If all the world were paper'. And then 'Puppy Love', 'Joseph found these potatoes', An A* from Miss Coo and of course 'Aardvark' (I'm an aardvark too) are top also notch.
From the touching 'I hate spiders': "Their webs as cocooning as a grandmother's last hug"
... to the simply very silly 'What do monkeys do?'.
I mean... "WHAT DO MONKEYS DO?" Clever ones buy this book.
But if you like those last two authors and you're keen to introduce kids to poetry + very very gently introduce a few simply concepts like onomatopoeia and similes, then this collection is perfect.
In fact it's worth the fee just to read the written version of Joe's classic 'If all the world were paper'. And then 'Puppy Love', 'Joseph found these potatoes', An A* from Miss Coo and of course 'Aardvark' (I'm an aardvark too) are top also notch.
From the touching 'I hate spiders': "Their webs as cocooning as a grandmother's last hug"
... to the simply very silly 'What do monkeys do?'.
I mean... "WHAT DO MONKEYS DO?" Clever ones buy this book.
October 23, 2019
I have been trying to read more poetry recently so when I was given this book by my English teacher, I was skeptical as I often find poetry quite hard to digest! However, I have to be honest; I really enjoyed it. Of course I had my favourites such as Miss Flotsam, whose rich and beautiful language highlights the struggles of a minority child. I also loved I am a writer, which I could already imagine having on the walls in my own classroom.
However my top favourite was ‘If all the world were paper.’ The poem is one that every child in a class will be able to see a part of themselves reflected in, because it is so broad and features topics such as broken families and kindness. It might be my new favourite poem! Overall the variety of language, rhythm and rhyme Coelho uses in this short anthology, along with the broad themes make it one that I will have to get myself a copy of for the classroom.
However my top favourite was ‘If all the world were paper.’ The poem is one that every child in a class will be able to see a part of themselves reflected in, because it is so broad and features topics such as broken families and kindness. It might be my new favourite poem! Overall the variety of language, rhythm and rhyme Coelho uses in this short anthology, along with the broad themes make it one that I will have to get myself a copy of for the classroom.
December 19, 2023
I seem to have bagged myself a signed copy of this, even though I bought it from Amazon. Published in 2014, these are poems for primary school children. I enjoyed dipping in and out of them over a few days.
I follow Joseph n Twitter/X and have been so impressed with his poems and the way he teaches poetry in schools that I wanted to read more of his work. My favourite here was 'If all the world were paper', exploring how, if that were so, we could take people with us, edit out the bad bits, add kind deeds like post-it notes as well as add smiles onto sad faces, Tippex the broken bits and start again. It's a powerful and poignant poem which stood out from the rest.
Nine years on, and his poems on social media pack more of a punch while he's crafted ways of drawing out the creative best from children in a classroom context. These earlier poems work to make poetry accessible to an age group that will enjoy them and (hopefully) want to explore more of it.
I follow Joseph n Twitter/X and have been so impressed with his poems and the way he teaches poetry in schools that I wanted to read more of his work. My favourite here was 'If all the world were paper', exploring how, if that were so, we could take people with us, edit out the bad bits, add kind deeds like post-it notes as well as add smiles onto sad faces, Tippex the broken bits and start again. It's a powerful and poignant poem which stood out from the rest.
Nine years on, and his poems on social media pack more of a punch while he's crafted ways of drawing out the creative best from children in a classroom context. These earlier poems work to make poetry accessible to an age group that will enjoy them and (hopefully) want to explore more of it.
April 12, 2018
I found this so appealing and moving - a definitely a fresh new talent to use in the classroom.
December 20, 2020
Gorgeous poetry.
January 9, 2024
I love it! It is really good for little kids.
June 19, 2024
A lovely collection of poems that my classes have enjoyed reading and studying. Everyone has a different favourite. Mine is "Halloween Crumble" because of the imagery and memories it inspires.
March 30, 2017
My Year 3 class (and me) absolutely adore this.
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