If you liked Michael Rosen
and are keen to dip into the work of some of the previous Children’s Laureates, why not try these...
Michael Morpurgo: This Morning I Met a Whale
This environmentally friendly story is about a whale that swims up the Thames with a message. Young Michael hears his plea that humans must put right the damage they have done to the earth before it’s too late. Michael promises to spread the world but can he convince his teacher and schoolmates? And can he help the now stranded whale reach the ocean in a race against time?
Anne Fine: Bill’s New Frock
Bill knows he’s not going to have a good day when he wakes up one morning and, to his horror, finds out he’s a girl! Worse, his mother makes him wear a frilly pink dress. How will he survive a whole day in pink? He discovers that life is certainly different for girls…
