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Let's Build a Playground by Michael Rosen (Columbia University, New York, NY USA)
Category: Accessories
Could you really build a playground in your neighborhood? KaBOOM! Find out how -- and how much fun it can be. What's your dream playground? Grab a piece of paper and let your imagination go wild! That was the first step when two hundred kids and grown-ups in an Indianapolis community got together to bui ...Show more
Little Rabbit Foo Foo by Michael Rosen
Category: Picture Books
He's wild, he's wicked, he's Little Rabbit Foo-Foo! The bully-boy bunny likes nothing better than to ride through the forest bopping everyone on the head. Wriggly worms, tigers, no one is safe. But here comes the Good Fairy - and she is not amused!
Lovely Old Roly by Michael Rosen
Category: Picture Books
When Roly the family cat dies of old age, everyone misses him. They can't bear to think of having another pet. Then a stray cat appears and gradually finds a place in the household.
Mad in the Back by Michael Rosen
Category: Children's Fiction | Series: Acorns
A hilarious family tale from beloved author Michael Rosen now in a hi-lo, dyslexia-friendly format for the struggling middle grade reader.
Mad in the Back (Picture Book IA 3-5) by Michael Rosen
Category: Children's Fiction | Series: Picture Squirrels Ser.
Two siblings drive their mother to distraction on the car journey from hell, while Mum tries every trick in the book to get them to behave, from cunning distractions - "Look! It's a LAMPOST" - to threats of abandonment by the side of the road. All together now: "Are we nearly there yet?" Part of Barring ...Show more
Many Different Kinds of Love - A Story of Life, Death and the NHS by Michael Rosen
Category: Biography
A national treasure's journey to the brink and back. 'Will I wake up?' 'There's a 50-50 chance.' Michael Rosen wasn't feeling well. Soon he was struggling to breathe, and then he was admitted to hospital, suffering from coronavirus as the nation teetered on the edge of a global pandemic. What followed ...Show more
Michael Rosen's Big Book of Bad Things by Michael Rosen
Category: Children's Fiction
The arrival of a new poetry collection from one of Britain's greatest children's poets Michael Rosen is always cause for great excitement - and this collection promises to be one of the best. Coinciding with his laureateship and very welcome public promotion of the need for children's poetry in our educ ...Show more
Michael Rosen's Book of Play: Why Play Really Matters by Michael Rosen; Francesca Barrie (Editor); Charlotte Trounce (Illustrator); Kirty Topiwala (Editor)
Category: Self-Help | Series: Wellcome Collection
Today, we don't get nearly enough play in our lives. At school, kids are drilled on exams, while at home we're all glued to our phones and screens. Former children's laureate and bestselling author, Michael Rosen, is here to show us how to put this right - and why it matters so much for creativity, resi ...Show more
Michael Rosen's Book of Play - Why Play Really Matters, and 101 Ways to Get More of It in Your Life by Michael Rosen; Charlotte Trounce (Illustrator)
Category: Parenting
When did you last make time for play?
Michael Rosen's Sad Book (PB) by Michael Rosen
Category: Picture Books
We all have 'sad stuff' to deal with in life. What makes Michael Rosen most sad is thinking about his son, Eddie, who died. In this book he writes about his sadness, how it affects him, and some of the things he does to try to cope with it.
Michael Rosen's Sticky McStickstick: The Friend Who Helped Me Walk Again by Michael Rosen
Category: Picture Books
A powerful and personal story from one of Britain's best-loved authors about his recovery from coronavirus. After being admitted to hospital in 2020 with coronavirus, Michael Rosen had to learn to walk again. With the support of doctors and nurses and a walking stick he names "Sticky McStickstick", he ...Show more