Creeping Beauty is a wonderful creepy, gripping twisted fairy tale […] Written in verse this book is funny, dark and you just won’t want to put it down. - Little Blog of Library Treasures

Dreadfully dark and brilliantly subversive, Joseph’s decidedly prickly twisted take on Sleeping Beauty is, like Zombierella and Frankenstiltskin, absolutely awesome. Long live the power of love and friendship. Freya Hartas’ wonderful black and white illustrations are in turn eerily eye-catching or cleverly comical. - Red Reading Hub

I loved Zombierella and Frankenstiltskin and I can report that Creeping Beauty is just as fascinating to read. The layout is as mesmerising as ever and Freya’s illustrations are stunning. I read this so quickly as it feels so familiar yet equally has its own unique flair to make this fairytale so original. It’s definitely a fresher take on Sleeping Beauty with the power of teamwork and friendship at its heart. - Check 'Em Out Books

featured in a list of ‘Halloween reads for ages 7+' - Library Girl and Book Boy

Full of twists, very interesting and funny. Now I want to read Zombierella and Frankenstiltskin. - Toppsta reviewer, age 10

Joseph Coelho, Children's Laureate 2022, is an award-winning poet, playwright and writer from London. His first poetry collection, Werewolf Club Rules!, won the CLPE Children's Poetry Award, and he has been writing and performing ever since.