Send us your questions for Michael Rosen

2026-03-03 - 13:13

As he turns 80 this year, we’re inviting fans of the author to ask him the questions they’ve always wanted to ask Michael Rosen’s work has been a stalwart of children’s bookshelves, bedtime stories and classroom read-alongs for decades, with children and adults alike able to quote chunks of his work. The much-loved poet, performer and broadcaster has a knack for writing sing-song rhymes that stick in your mind for years to come, whether it’s his classic picture book We’re Going on a Bear Hunt or his hilarious poem Chocolate Cake. His first poetry collection, Mind Your Own Business, was published in 1974, and since then Rosen has written more than 140 books of poetry and prose, served as children’s laureate, and even become a TikTok meme for his pronunciation of the word “nice.” Continue reading...