Celebrating the cleverness of words, Joseph Coelho has an amazing gift for engaging kids' future love of language - and making them think about the possibilities of poetry that go far beyond just being performance pieces.

But in "Poems Aloud" by Joseph, with illustrations by Daniel Gray-Barnett, the amazing subjects chosen for each poem are given even more vitality and importance when you get together with a bunch of friends and take turns in reading them out loud.

There are poems that almost have you tripping over your tongue. Poems that elicit an emotional response, or make you feel joyous, sad, thoughtful or completely at peace.

So let's have a look inside at this gorgeous book!

Gorgeous verse, glorious illustrations, this is a real treasure of a book!

Kids are drawn to poetry, not just because it encourages them to be clever with their own use of words, but because it's just such a powerful way to help them visualise a theme, or let their own minds wander and their own imaginations soar.

One of the funniest poems in the book. Chill out, chilli dude!

Sum this book up in a sentence: A gorgeous poetry compendium that's bound to be a surefire hit with kids who have fallen in love with the cleverness of our language, and the impact of words to draw up a scene in their heads.

"Poems Aloud" by Joseph Coelho and Daniel Gray-Barnett is out now, published by Wide Eyed Editions (kindly supplied for review). 

We love books that recognise just how amazing and influential grandparents are in our youngsters' lives.

C is lucky enough to have two sets of loving grandparents who dote on her, and have definitely enriched her life.

But what if you had a granny who was, let's say, a little 'out there' compared to most.

Meet "Grandma Z" by Daniel Gray-Barnett.

A lot like C's own (late) Great Grandma, Grandma Z is a bit of an eccentric character who roars around the town on a motorbike, who dresses rather oddly, and who is a heck of a lot of fun to spend time with.

Young Albert's life changes completely when Grandma Z shows up, whisking him on an extraordinary adventure at full pelt. Not one for knitting and sitting around, this particular Grandma.

Find out what Albert and Grandma get up to in this debut from Daniel, a very talented chap who is definitely going to be one to watch in 2020, mark our words!

Sum this book up in a sentence: Daniel Gray-Barnett's debut book showed just how much fun our elders can be and this is a brill book for kids who will recognise their own crazy grandparents in this effervescent and stunning character.

"Grandma Z" by Daniel Gray-Barnett is out now, published by Scribble Books (kindly supplied for review).