Informationen zum Autor Michael Rosen is a multi-award-winning poet, a popular radio broadcaster, distinguished critic and academic, and one of the most popular authors for children. He has written over 200 books in a career spanning over five decades, including the internationally bestselling We're Going on a Bear Hunt , illustrated by Helen Oxenbury. His poems, about family life, childhood and a good deal of silliness, have reached millions through his exuberant online readings. In 2026 he won the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award for writing (the first UK winner for 16 years), as well as a British Book Award for Best Children's Illustrated & Non-Fiction Book of the Year for his new collaboration with Helen Oxenbury, Oh Dear, Look What I Got! Michael was the Children's Laureate from 2007 to 2009, and is now Professor of Children's Literature at Goldsmiths, University of London. Chris Riddell is one of the country's finest children's book illustrators, and was Children's Laureate from 201517. He has won the Kate Greenaway Medal three times for Pirate Diary , Gulliver's Travels and The Sleeper and the Spindle . He is a political cartoonist for the Observer and has collaborated with Paul Stewart on the extremely popular Edge Chronicles and Muddle Earth series. In recent years he has had success writing and illustrating his own books, including the Ottoline stories and Goth Girl and the Ghost of a Mouse , which won a Costa Book Award and he illustrated J.K. Rowling's Tales of Beedle the Bard . Klappentext Two of the biggest names in children's publishing, Michael Rosen and Chris Riddell, come together in a playful poetry collection. WINNER OF THE CLPE POETRY AWARD 2016 This engaging, award-winning collection is the perfect way to inspire a love of poetry and reading in the very youngest children. Silly, fun and energetic, these are poems designed to be read aloud and for kids to join in. From toys and games to animals and made-up creatures, the world of young children is explored in hilarious ways, all accompanied by colourful illustrations. Written and illustrated by a pair of former Children's Laureates, this is a special and timeless collection to be treasured by the whole family. ...

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Two of the biggest names in children's publishing, Michael Rosen and Chris Riddell, come together in a playful poetry collection.

WINNER OF THE CLPE POETRY AWARD 2016

This engaging, award-winning collection is the perfect way to inspire a love of poetry and reading in the very youngest children. Silly, fun and energetic, these are poems designed to be read aloud and for kids to join in. From toys and games to animals and made-up creatures, the world of young children is explored in hilarious ways, all accompanied by colourful illustrations. Written and illustrated by a pair of former Children's Laureates, this is a special and timeless collection to be treasured by the whole family.