Michael Rosen

A place where I'll post up some thoughts and ideas - especially on literature in education, children's literature in general, poetry, reading, writing, teaching and thoughts on current affairs.

Saturday, 20 October 2018

Saudi explanations for deaths

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In an official statement released today, the Saudi regime have revealed that deaths in Yemen are caused by civilians leaping into the air an...

Wednesday, 17 October 2018

A spam email I just received: Dear British people

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I know that this message will come to you as a surprise. I am the person in charge of the country of the United Kingdom. I hope that you wil...

Sunday, 14 October 2018

You don't want to end up like the Michaelsons

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If my mother or father thought we weren’t working hard enough, or we weren’t that bothered or we didn’t appreciate how hard it all was back ...

My Mum and the Flower

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My dad said that my mum had some secrets. ‘One time’, he said, ‘when she was a girl at school they said that it was ‘Harvest Festival’ and ...

Saturday, 13 October 2018

Yiddish and the Tower of London

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My mother said that she wanted to take me to the Tower of London. She often took me places. I think it reminded her of how she thought sh...

Tuesday, 2 October 2018

Disability is us

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And at some point we are all disabled. Maybe from birth. Maybe a bit later. Maybe for years, maybe for months. Maybe for we...

Every time you read....

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Every time you read, you learn something. It may be obvious. It may be mysterious. It may be seeing something new. It may be that you...

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