Budgie
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Budgie
By (Author) Joseph Coelho
Illustrated by David Barrow
HarperCollins Publishers
Barrington Stoke Ltd
6th June 2023
6th April 2023
United Kingdom
Classifications
Children
Fiction
Children's / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories
Children's / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories
Children's / Teenage personal and social topics: Death and grief
Children's / Teenage emotions: Sadness, unhappiness, disappointment
Children's / Teenage emotions: Compassion, empathy, kindness
Children's / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction
Children's / Teenage general interest: Pets and pet care: Birds
823.92
Physical Properties
Paperback
96
Width 126mm, Height 168mm, Spine 10mm
140g
Description
Mr Buxton is always having a go at Miles and his friends for climbing the trees outside their tower block. They think he'sjust a grumpy old man but when Miles finds a lost little budgie it will bring him and Mr Buxton together and show him thatthey have more in common than he could ever have imagined.
Reviews
"This moving and lyrical story is pitched perfectly at young readers. It is short and accessible, yet full of empathy and compassion, with beautiful illustrations. Pippin shines brightly out of the artwork, echoing the brightness he brings to everyones lives." -- BookTrust
"I did not expect the plot of this lovely book to go the way it did, and it was such a beautiful thing." -- Lesley Parr, author
"Brimming with imaginative and lyrical writing, and the authors natural empathy and compassion, Coelhos charming and resonant story speaks loudly about the healing power of friendship across what can sometimes feel like a generational divide." -- Book-Marked, blog
Author Bio
Joseph Coelho is a playwright, poet, award-winning childrens author and the Waterstones Children's Laureate for 2022-2024. Josephs poems have been featured in many anthologies such as Green Glass Beads by Jacqueline Wilson and his own debut poetry collection, Werewolf Club Rules, earned him the CLiPPA Poetry Award in 2015. Joseph has also written the picture book series, Luna Loves, and the middle-grade, Fairytales Gone Bad series. Most recently, his book, The Girl Who Became a Tree, was shortlisted for the 2021 CILIP Carnegie Medal.
