Michael Rosen Day
Introducing the first ever Michael Rosen Day
Join us on Tuesday 12 November for a day of poetry, stories and creativity to celebrate 50 years since Michael’s first book.
With bespoke resources and activities for children of all ages, we want to see as many schools, libraries and other settings across the country getting involved and getting creative, with all things Michael.
Sign up now for a free live event with Michael Rosen…
Join Michael in a special online appearance, hosted by the amazing MC Grammar! We’re delighted to partner with Read for Good to bring you this exclusive free event on the day. You can sign up and stream Michael and MC Grammar live into your setting at 10am on Tuesday 12 November, even sending in your questions for Michael.
The perfect start to your Michael Rosen Day activities, you can join thousands of others and help inspire your children to create and share their own poems and stories. Sign up here…
Get Creative
Download the Michael Rosen Day resource pack here.
Inside you’ll find lots of tips, ideas and activities to help you celebrate Michael Rosen.
There are lots of ways to get involved, using any of Michael’s books or poems – you don’t have to use the ones in the resource pack. So long as you’re encouraging children to share books and ideas, you can help bring Michael Rosen Day to life.
Spread the word and share all your children’s creativity using #MichaelRosenDay
Michael’s Manifesto
1. Reading books helps children make the most of what school and the world offer them.
2. Books give children language, thoughts, ideas and feelings.
3. Books show them places and times and cultures very near and dear to them.
4. Books show them places and times and cultures they may not have come across before.
5. Books help children walk in other people’s shoes, seeing things from someone else’s point of view.
6. Books help children see that they are not alone.
7. We have to do what we can to put books into children’s hands.
8. We have to do what we can to find space and time for children to talk about books.
9. We have to celebrate children’s books.
10. Children’s books are for everyone because we are all children at some time or another.
