Michael Wayne Rosen (born 7 May 1946) is a British children’s author and poet who has written 140 books. He served as Children’s Laureate from 2007 to 2009, and has also been a television presenter and political columnist.
He was born into a Jewish family in Harrow, Middlesex, on 7 May 1946. His ancestors were Jews from an area that is now Poland, Romania, and Russia.
In 1974, Mind Your Own Business, his first book of poetry for children, was published. He soon established himself with his collections of humorous verse for children, including Wouldn’t You Like to Know, You Tell Me and Quick Let’s Get Out of Here. Rosen was one of the first poets “to draw closely on his own childhood experiences and to ‘tell it as it was’ in the ordinary language children actually use.
He also wrote the very famous picture book:
“We’re going on a Bear Hunt.”
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