He is currently Professor of Children’s Literature at Goldsmiths, University of London where he co-devised and teaches critical approaches to reading on an MA in Children’s Literature, having done the same at Birkbeck, University of London. They combine perfectly recognisable portraits of Rosen with expressionism, proving that Blake's seemingly spontaneous style is born out of practice and precision. It wasn't made like any other book either; Michael Rosen said of the text, " I wrote it at a moment of extreme feeling and it went straight down onto the page . In my experience it has helped some of my clients to open up difficult conversations about death and loss.

You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. His first degree in English Literature and Language was from Wadham College, Oxford and he went on to study for an MA at the University of Reading and a PhD at the former University of North London, now London Metropolitan. The subject of bereavement is treated in an unusual way in Michael Rosen's Sad Book, which deals with the death of the author's own son.A heartbreakingly honest account of a father’s grief for his son from the illustrious pairing of two former Children’s Laureates. The book takes you along Michael Rosen’s thoughts in such a way that you feel with him yet can also understand everything from your own perspective.

It's a book to be kept forever it's so relatable that you would think its only you who feel this way and what's goingbon this books simple self honest explanatory book is just a book you can re read when needed and say its OK not be ok don't feel guilty for when you do . A tireless promoter of children's literature – and a long-time collaborator with roald Dahl – Quentin Blake was awarded the OBE in 1988 and in 2005 he was awarded a CBE for services to Children's Literature. He is also the winner of the Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration and in 1990 was voted 'The Illustrator's Illustrator' by Observer Magazine.The following suggestions offer a spectrum of different perspectives and are well worth seeking out. It begins with a picture of Rosen looking happy, with text explaining that he is sad and only pretending to be happy. Quentin was the inaugural Children's Laureate (1999-2001), an experience he recorded in his book Laureate's Progress. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.