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Funny Stories by Michael Rosen
$15.00 NZD
Category: Children's fiction | Series: Red Hot Reads S.
Laugh till you drop! This is a fantastic collection of thirty-nine humorous stories written by some of the best writers for children, from Roald Dahl to Jan Mark, as well as some writers perhaps better known to adult readers, such as Gerald Durrell, Isaac Bashevis Singer and Saki. Gathered from places a ...Show more
Good Ideas: How to be Your Child's (and Your Own) Best Teacher by Michael Rosen
$35.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction
We live in a world surrounded by all the stuff that education is supposed to be about: machines, bodies, languages, cities, votes, mountains, energy, movement, plays, food, liquids, collisions, protests, stones, windows. But the way we've been taught often excludes all sorts of practical ways of finding ...Show more
Hampstead the Hamster by Michael Rosen; Tony Ross (Illustrator)
$18.00 NZD
Category: Children's fiction
Christmas is coming, and what Leo wants more than anything in the world is a pet hamster. And guess what? He gets one on Christmas morning Leo names his new pet Hampstead, after an autocorrect mistake on his wishlist. Everything is great, that is until Leo realises that Hampstead is miserable. What can ...Show more
Michael Rosen's Big Book of Bad Things by Michael Rosen
$16.50 NZD
Category: Children's fiction
The arrival of a new poetry collection from one of Britain's greatest children's poets Michael Rosen is always cause for great excitement - and this collection promises to be one of the best. Coinciding with his laureateship and very welcome public promotion of the need for children's poetry in our educ ...Show more
Michael Rosen's Book of Play: Why Play Really Matters by Michael Rosen; Francesca Barrie (Editor); Charlotte Trounce (Illustrator); Kirty Topiwala (Editor)
$33.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction | Series: Wellcome Collection | Reading Level: 6.5 Wellbeing
Today, we don't get nearly enough play in our lives. At school, kids are drilled on exams, while at home we're all glued to our phones and screens. Former children's laureate and bestselling author, Michael Rosen, is here to show us how to put this right - and why it matters so much for creativity, resi ...Show more
Michael Rosen's Book of Very Silly Poems by Michael Rosen
$15.00 NZD
Category: Children's poetry | Reading Level: 8+
Are you pink and green? Are you totally obscene? Can you pick your nose? With your stubby little toes? Let your imagination run riot and laughter fill your belly as you explore traditional poems, rhymes with a twist, and subversive playground favourites in this playful treasure chest of verse.
Michael Rosen's Sad Book (PB) by Michael Rosen
$22.00 NZD
Category: Picture books | Reading Level: Children's - Grade 2-3, Age 7-8
We all have 'sad stuff' to deal with in life. What makes Michael Rosen most sad is thinking about his son, Eddie, who died. In this book he writes about his sadness, how it affects him, and some of the things he does to try to cope with it.
Mustard, Custard, Grumble Belly and Gravy CD & Book by Michael Rosen
$25.00 NZD
Category: Children's poetry
"You Can't Catch Me" and "You Can't Put Mustard in the Custard" were first published twenty-five years ago and were groundbreaking in that they were full-colour illustrated new poems for children. "You Can't Catch Me" won the Signal Poetry Award in 1982. Both books went on to be bestsellers and both poe ...Show more
Red Ted and the Lost Things by Michael Rosen
$10.00 NZD
Category: Picture books
With bravery, teamwork and lots of common sense, a forgotten bear finds his way home in this warm, wise and very funny graphic picture book by former Children's Laureate Michael Rosen and illustrated by Joel Stewart. One day, a little bear named Red Ted is accidentally left on the seat of a train by his ...Show more
Rover by Michael Rosen
$19.00 NZD
Category: Picture books
Meet Rover - no, not ME! - that's her, over there. The one with the red hair. She's my pet human. I love spending time with Rover - especially today because we've come to play at the giant sandpit. The trouble is, Rover seems to have wandered off and I'm not sure where she has gone. Perhaps you can help ...Show more
Shoo! by Michael Rosen
$18.00 NZD
Category: Picture books
Crafty Cat has hatched a plan to chase the other animals out of the barn, but will it be a runaway success or farmyard folly? The latest picture book from Children's Laureate, Michael Rosen. It is a very hot day on the farm so all the animals are cooling down in the shady barn. But Cat is still feeling ...Show more
The Bear in the Cave by Michael Rosen
$33.00 NZD
Category: Picture books | Reading Level: very good
A very happy bear hears the sounds of the city from his quiet home by the sea and decides to find out what city life is like. Buying the ticket and travelling on the train is all very exciting. And so is the city! But after a while the bear finds the city a little too noisy and a little too busy - and p ...Show more