Best Selling Books by Michael Rosen

This book addresses a central theme in social and political theory: what is the motivation behind the theory of ideology, and can such a theory be defended?

A funny farmyard story from much-loved author, Michael Rosen. Perfect for bedtime, or any time!

Standard print edition originally published 1989 by Walker Books Ltd.

dear joe, your wild noisy huge brother is dead. i couldn''t do what my parents did: bring two boys, four years apart, through the maze in 72 prose-poems of extraordinary power and vividness, Michael Rosen tells the story of a life: his left-wing Jewish upbringing, with baffling childhood trips to Trafalgar Square, eastern Europe and hospital, followed by trainee days at the BBC under the watchful eyes of Mi5, breakdown of a marriage, development of a new relationship, and the joy of a new baby. And, in a core series of pieces, the central calamity of his life: the sudden death from meningitis of his eighteen-year-old son. ''Rather you than me'' said one of the neighbours on hearing the news - a remark that Rosen records, as he does much else to do with the death, with a surprised, painful honesty which constantly brings the reader up short. Unflinching, totally lacking in mawkishness and self-pity, Carrying the Elephant is a triumph of imagination and curiosity.

Beginning with the chaos of breakfast and ending with the calm of bedtime, this is a collection of verse by Smarties Book Prize Winner, Michael Rosen. The poems are about everything from the pleasures of messing about to the pains of feeling ill and strange goings-on at the beach.

A funny farmyard story from much-loved author, Michael Rosen. Perfect for bedtime, or any time!

Malcolm is in all ways an ordinary ten-year-old. This is a perfectly ordinary story featuring one perfectly ordinary ten year old, his very bossy uncle, some baked beans, a school which tries to make interesting things BORING, the famed Italian city of Ponky, and a genie who appears when you rub your nose. It also includes lots of very useful facts, many of which are untrue.

We live in a world surrounded by all the stuff that education is supposed to be about: machines, bodies, languages, cities, votes, mountains, energy, movement, plays, food, liquids, collisions, protests, stones, windows. But the way we''ve been taught often excludes all sorts of practical ways of finding out about ideas, knowledge and culture - anything from cooking to fixing loo cisterns, from dance to model making, from collecting leaves to playing ''Who am I?''. The great thing is that you really can use everything around you to learn more. Learning should be much more fun and former children''s laureate, million-selling author, broadcaster, father of five and all-round national treasure, Michael Rosen wants to show you how. Forget lists, passing tests and ticking boxes, the world outside the classroom can''t be contained within the limits of any kind of curriculum - and it''s all the better for it. Long car journeys, poems about farting, cake baking, even shouting at the TV can teach lessons that will last a lifetime. Packed with enough practical tips, stories and games to inspire a legion of anxious parents and bored children, Good Ideas shows that the best kind of education really does start at home.

Designed to fit the National Curriculum, the English 5-14 Guidelines in Scotland and the Northern Ireland Guidelines for English, this is part of the Longman Book Project. The project aims to enable teachers throughout the primary school to teach: language; fiction; and non-fiction. The project also offers practical guidance and in-built record keeping and assessment. It is carefully structured, enabling all teachers throughout the primary school to teach reading and language with success and understanding.

Discover funny, dark and thought-provoking poems on all things bad, from former Children’s Laureate 2007-2009, Michael Rosen. This poetry collection contains hilarious tales of friendship, family life and the horrors of being late for school, as well as poems to ponder - just think, how great would Satnav trousers be! This touching and funny poetry collection from one of Britain’s greatest children’s poets will delight readers young and old.

_______________ A wonderful poetry collection fizzing with fun from the much loved Michael Rosen, packed with colour illustrations by David Tazzyman. Includes an audio CD of Michael Rosen reading his poems. A riotous celebration of words – silly words, funny words, words you only use in your own family, new words, old words, and the very best words in the right order. Melon Melon squashy, melon sloshy. My friend Helen''s eating melon. So far, so good with Helen and her melon. But here''s what I''m tellin'' Helen: ''Don''t SIT on your melon, Helen!'' Filled with colour illustrations and packed with silly rhymes, witty wordplay and thought-provoking story poems, this collection will delight children of all ages. Michael Rosen is the bestselling author of We''re Going on a Bear Hunt, along with many other picture books and collections of poetry.

Curl up with a playful collection of poems from best-selling children’s author and poet Michael Rosen, perfect for sharing with young friends. In this exuberant compilation, Michael Rosen invites children to joyfully celebrate sounds and the infinite possibilities of language. Nonsense verses with the feel of classic nursery rhymes tickle the ear and set feet tapping while expressive illustrations by Chris Riddell illuminate the larger-than-life characters. With subject matter that runs the gamut of a child’s emotional range from hungry and angry to wiggly and giggly, these thirty-six clever poems will delight little listeners.

First published by Walker Books (UK) 2020.

A collection of some of the best of Michael Rosen''s political poems. Included are three moving and angry pieces written in the immediate aftermath of the 7/7 bombings in London.

A timely retelling of A Christmas Carol for the whole family about a smartphone-obsessed dad. This Christmas, join Michael Rosen and Tony Ross with their unforgettable retelling of Charles Dickens''s beloved holiday classic. Harry Gruber plays the role of Scrooge in his school''s production of "A Christmas Carol," and he is extra nervous about tonight''s performance because his father is in the audience — not away for business, as usual. Will the story''s message of Christmas cheer and the redemptive power of love reach his father''s distracted Scrooge heart?

No matter how hard we try, we just can''t get out. It''s like we are not allowed to. Some give up and say, “alright then, if you won''t give, I will bloody well take.” And you know what Shona, I don''t blame them. Shona and her class are studying the Charles Dickens classic, Oliver Twist. She''s the new girl in school and is finding it hard to stay out of trouble – much like Oliver himself! When she''s given a new phone by a stranger, she begins to suspect there''s something unusual about the new boys she''s met. Unexpected Twist is a re-telling of Oliver Twist by one of the best-loved figures in the children''s book world, Michael Rosen. This thrilling story was brought to vivid life by The Children''s Theatre Partnership, and Royal & Derngate, Northampton, whose co-productions have included Holes and The Jungle Book. Directed by James Dacre (2020 Olivier Award nominated Our Lady of Kibeho), Rosen''s novel was adapted for the stage by BAFTA award-winning playwright Roy Williams (Death of England, Sucker Punch) with original music by rising R&B star Yaya Bey and BAC Beatbox Academy''s Conrad Murray. This edition was published to coincide with the world premiere and UK tour, in April 2023.

With a tramp and a roll and a swat, Great Big Elephant, Great Big Hippo, and Great Big Tiger try to capture Tiny Little Fly as he teases each one in turn.

Hail! Hail! I come from another galaxy. Discover the wierd and wonderful world of martians, woolly saucepans and centrally heated knickers in 100 poems about science and technology from the delightfully irreverent, Michael Rosen, Children''s Laureate 2007 - 2009.

A classic tale of historical adventure to be enjoyed by children and adults alike, set against the turbulent background of the English Civil War, as well as a charming coming-of-age story It was in the month of November in this year that King Charles, accompanied by Sir John Berkely, Ashburnham, and Legg, made his escape from Hampton Court, and rode as fast as the horses could carry them toward that part of Hampshire which led to the New Forest . . . It is 1647. Charles I has been defeated in the civil war, but has escaped captivity and is making for France. Parliamentary soldiers searching the New Forest decide to burn the house of Colonel Beverly, a royalist officer killed at the Battle of Naseby. His four children are rescued by their father''s gamekeeper, Jacob, who takes them in. The children gradually shed their aristocratic sensibilities and adapt to the simple ways of the forest, working Jacob''s farmstead and befriending other inhabitants of the woodland. But when Charles II raises an army and the specter of war returns to haunt the Beverly children, they realize they cannot hide from their true identity.

"The powerful and personal coronavirus diaries of Michael Rosen, Britain''s best loved poet, full of stories of love, life and the NHS. 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 was months on the wards: six weeks in an induced coma, and many more weeks of rehab and recovery as the NHS saved Michael''s life, and then got him back on his feet. Throughout Michael''s stay in intensive care, a notebook lay at the end of his bed, where the nurses who cared for him wrote letters of hope and support. Embarking on the long road to recovery, Michael was soon ready to start writing about his near-death experience. Combining stunning new prose poems by one of Britain''s best loved poets and the moving coronavirus diaries of his nurses, doctors and wife Emma-Louise Williams, this is a beautiful book about love, life and the NHS. Featuring original illustrations by Chris Riddell, each page celebrates the power of community, the importance of kind gestures in dark times, and the indomitable spirits of the people who keep us well"--Publisher''s description.

Pronounced guilty of libel and sentenced to a year in prison, novelist mile Zola went on the run. Zola''s crime had been to defend a wrongly convicted man, in what became known as the Dreyfus Affair. Fleeing the French state with just hours to spare he ended up living in the suburbs of south London unable to speak a word of English. Michael Rosen brings to life the sleepy world of late Victorian suburbia, Zola''s turbulent politics and his tangled private life. Desperate to write a novel, he was also trying to balance the extremely delicate matter of the two women in his life - one the mother of his children, the other his wife. The Disappearance of mile Zola is the incredible true story of a writer''s personal bravery in the face of the greatest political scandal of the age.

Collection of poems about school. Suggested level: primary.

The third uproarious adventure from the comic pairing of Michael Rosen and Neal Layton sees Malcolm and his awful Uncle Gobb return, each with a cunning plot ... This time, there is a plot. That''s the plot of the story. Or is it? The plot of the story could also be that Uncle Gobb has an evil plot. And his plot is about a plot. A plot of land. Are you following? Good! The plot of land is behind Malcolm''s school and it is where Uncle Gobb wants to set up his own rival Dread Shed School of Facts. Oh no! Malcolm is going to need to come up with his own plot to stop Uncle Gobb''s plot. So maybe that, in fact, is the actual plot of this story. You''ll just have to read this book to find out! A bonkers book about standing up for yourself, from two crazily creative people. Sure to delight fans of Andy Stanton and Tom Gates.

A fabulously funny take on a classic story from two giants of children’s books!

It is a totally wonderful morning and Molly brings Grandma''s special crystal into school for show and tell. But when everyone is more interested in Russell''s water-squirting stegosaurus, suddenly Molly''s day becomes totally horrible. Luckily Miss Plumberry knows just what to do to make Molly''s day wonderful again!

''I''m A-One. I''m big A-One. Let me tell you, A-One rules''. But without other people to wind his key, A-One, big A-One, is a useless, no-good no-one! Luckily, Maddy and Sally and Sid find the perfect way to show the bully how much he really needs them.

A baby book inspired by one of the best-loved children''s books ever - to be treasured by parents and children who will look back on it time and time again. Set against beautiful the illustrations and read-along words from We''re Going on a Bear Hunt, here is a truly endearing keepsake that invites parents to enter firsts, favourites and fondest memories of their little one''s life. Starting before baby is born, families can share excitement while expecting, then capture treasured moments from birth to baby''s first birthday - from the most personal details to world events - in words, pictures, footprints, memorabilia and more.

Former British Children''s Laureate Michael Rosen and award-winning artist Polly Dunbar join forces for thirty-two irresistible rhymes that revel in toddlers’ everyday lives. Will you getti the spaghetti? Don’t say, “Not yetti spaghetti!” I’m all setti for spaghetti. Fizzing with rhythm, energy, and laughter, this perfect gift-book introduction to poetry celebrates the day-to-day routines of early childhood. From the rise-and-shine exuberance of "Up, up, uppity-up!" to the sweet lull of “Hush and a hush/soft and low,” colorful pages abound with observations of ordinary moments, from brushing your teeth to digging in a sandbox, that mirror a childlike day-in-the-life. Poetic bounty at its best and brightest, this playful and affectionate read-aloud treasure will have toddlers clamoring for more, for the sheer fun of it.

He''s wild, he''s wicked, he''s Little Rabbit Foo Foo The bully-boy bunny who likes 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