Michael Rosen

An inspiring guide to wordplay for young readers, their parents and teachers.

Goldilocks and her little dog are off on an adventure, looking for that house again - the one with the chairs, the porridge and beds. The sound of the sea calls to them and before they know it, they have found quite a different sort of a house . . . there are bowls, and chairs and sort-of beds . . . plus some rather unexpected and hilarious inhabitants! From Michael Rosen, the highly regarded author of We?re Going on a Bear Hunt, comes this wonderful...

A collection of poems to take the reader out of this world and go on a journey of imagination and time travel, through history, geography and beyond! From the best-loved author of We're Going on a Bear Hunt and Michael Rosen's Sad Book, with black-and-white illustrations throughout.

Shona and her dad are moving house, and at Shona's new school, the rules are pretty confusing; she keeps getting into trouble without realising! It's a lot like how it is for Oliver Twist, that boy she's reading about in English class. After Shona is unexpectedly given a mobile phone, she begins to suspect there's something fishy about the new boys she's met. Where did the phone come from? And some gifts, she soon learns, aren't exactly free ...

Rigatoni the Pasta Cat Rigatoni is a cat that loves pasta. He loves it so much, he eats it every day. But when his owners have to go away, they leave someone else in charge of dinner. Rigatoni doesn?t get any pasta to eat at all, just yucky cat food. Can Rigatoni find someone who will serve him a little bowl of spaghetti? Hampstead the Hamster Christmas is coming, and what Leo wants more than anything in the world is a pet hamster. And guess what?...

A rhyming story about real and imaginary ways of making a journey.

An illustrated look at encouraging children to explore their own imagination and celebrate their feelings.

A pet dog has an adventure with foxes and bagels after she decides to run off when her owners start annoying her.

When Rigatoni's owners go away and he is given regular cat food rather than his favourite pasta, he takes matters into his own paws.