The Unforgotten Coat: A Funny, Warm-Hearted And Compelling Story Of Friendship And Adversity, Winner Of The Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize, From The Uk Children’s Laureate 2024-2026

About the author

Frank Cottrell Boyce

Frank Cottrell-Boyce is a multi-award-winning children's author and screenwriter, and the UK Children's Laureate 2024-2026. He won the 2012 Guardian Children's Fiction Prize and was awarded an IBBY Honour for The Unforgotten Coat, and he won the 2004 Carnegie Medal for his first children's book, Millions, which was made into a film by Danny Boyle. Frank worked with Danny Boyle again several years later on scripting the opening ceremony for the London 2012 Olympics. Frank is the author of many books for children, including Framed, Cosmic and The Astounding Broccoli Boy, and has been shortlisted for numerous awards, including the Roald Dahl Funny Prize and the Blue Peter Book Award. He is the author of three official sequels to Ian Fleming's classic novel Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. He lives with his family in Merseyside.