From award-winning Children's Laureate Joseph Coelho, the fifth book in the Luna Loves... series celebrates separated families at Christmas time, and shows the power of giving to bring people together. Luna loves Christmas. Sometimes at Mum's, sometimes at Dad's, she gets two trees, two dinners, two advent calendars to open . . . but this Christmas, Luna's family are doing something different. They're volunteering, and Luna can't wait for them to all be together at the community Christmas dinner! Other books in the Luna Loves... series: Luna Loves Library Day Luna Loves Art Luna Loves Dance Luna Loves Gardening (coming soon!) Luna Loves Books board book

About the Author
Joseph Coelho (Author) Joseph Coelho, Children's Laureate for 2022-2024, is a performance poet, children's author, playwright and winner of the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education Poetry Award 2015 for his debut poetry collection Werewolf Club Rules. Joe has written plays for the Polka Theatre, Soho Theatre and the Unicorn Theatre and creates dynamic poetry theatre pieces for young people that he tours nationally. He also performs with the UK's top performance poetry organisation, Apples and Snakes, visiting venues across the UK. Joseph has also been a guest poet on Cbeebies' Rhyme Rocket.Fiona Lumbers (Illustrator) Fiona Lumbers has drawn on anything and everything from an early age and always insisted she would be an artist when she grew up. Fiona moved to London in 2000 to study for an MA in Painting at the Royal College of Art. A combination of her obsession with picture books and the arrival of her first son led her down the path of illustration and she hasn't looked back since. Nothing makes her happier than splashing watercolours and inks and conjuring up new characters - often influenced by the exploits of her two sons.

Reviews
"An upbeat and positive story that feels warm and offers a much-needed depiction of different people's realities during the festive period, Luna Loves has Christmas spirit in spades and is one we'll be reaching for many years to come" * Independent, Best Christmas Book for Kids 2023 *
"A story full of warmth and generosity" * The Sunday Times *
"Beautifully illustrated... you can't help but read it and feel very warm inside" * BBC Radio 4 Front Row *
"Its very rare to see a non-fractured relationship between parents who are sharing custody of a child over Christmas... a gorgeous, warm feeling around Christmas" * RTE Radio 1 'Today', Best Books for Christmas 2023 *
"a gorgeous tale with a message about the importance of community at Christmas" * Good Housekeeping *



Book Information
ISBN 9781839131660
Author Joseph Coelho
Format Hardback
Page Count 32
Imprint Andersen Press Ltd
Publisher Andersen Press Ltd
Weight(grams) 425g
Dimensions(mm) 288mm * 249mm * 9mm