Children’s laureate Joseph Coelho opens Inverness school's new library

Children’s laureate Joseph Coelho has opened the new library at an Inverness primary school.

He visited Ness Castle Primary as part of a week-long tour of schools in some of Scotland’s most remote regions.

The writer – known for his Luna Loves picture books and Fairy Tales Gone Bad – went to schools across the Highlands, Western Isles and Orkney with the Scottish Friendly Children’s Book Tour, run by national charity Scottish Book Trust.

• £15m new Inverness primary school is open

Ness Castle Primary opened in February. Pupils had previously been in temporary and spare classroom accommodation at Holm Primary.

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