Send us your questions for Michael Rosen

As he turns 80 this year, we’re inviting fans of the author to ask him the questions they’ve always wanted to ask

Michael Rosen’s work has been a stalwart of children’s bookshelves, bedtime stories and classroom read-alongs for decades, with children and adults alike able to quote chunks of his work. The much-loved poet, performer and broadcaster has a knack for writing sing-song rhymes that stick in your mind for years to come, whether it’s his classic picture book We’re Going on a Bear Hunt or his hilarious poem Chocolate Cake.

His first poetry collection, Mind Your Own Business, was published in 1974, and since then Rosen has written more than 140 books of poetry and prose, served as children’s laureate, and even become a TikTok meme for his pronunciation of the word “nice.”

A tireless advocate for reading aloud and improving children’s literacy, Rosen has also been vocal about his political views, expressing his leftwing views throughout his career and campaigning against Brexit. He has also been a staunch supporter of the NHS, praising the way the health service cared for him when he spent six weeks on a ventilator after contracting Covid-19 in 2020.

As he turns 80 this year, we’re inviting fans of Rosen to ask him the questions they’ve always wanted to ask. We’ll put as many of them as we can to him, and publish his responses.

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