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About Michael Rosen

Michael Rosen is one of the most popular authors of stories and poems for children. His bestselling titles published by Walker Books include Little Rabbit Foo Foo Michael Rosens Sad Book This Is Our House Tiny Little Fly Dear Mother Goose and its sequel Dear Fairy Godmother. He has also written many collections of poetry including Bananas in My Ears. Michael received the Eleanor Farjeon Award for distinguished services to childrens literature in 1997 and was the Childrens Laureate from 2007 to 2009. He is a distinguished critic and academic co-directing an MA in Childrens Literature at Birkbeck College. He is often called upon to talk about childrens literature and his poetry readings are adored by children and adults. He also presents radio programmes for the BBC. Michael lives in London with his family. Michael Foreman is one of the worlds leading author-illustrators with over 200 titles to his name. He has won several major awards including the Kate Greenaway Medal in 1983 for Long Neck and Thunderfoot and in 1990 for War Boy. In addition to creating his own picture books Michael has illustrated the work of many famous writers including Shakespeare Charles Dickens Oscar Wilde and Ernest Hemingway and has illustrated editions of Mother Goose and the Creation Stories as well as several texts by Michael Morpurgo. His titles for Walker Books include Beowulf Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Mias Story Say Hello A Childs Garden White Owl Barn Owl and The Lion Who Ate Everything (written by Tobias Hill). Michael lives in London.