Michael Rosen is a poet with a superb ear for the rhythms of language

One of our most popular writers – the champion for every bored, overdrilled, tested-to-tears pupil in the land

I think poetry for children needs to be saved from the cold dissection of right and wrong answers and put back into rooms and halls full of wonder, compassion, haunting, laughter, music and rhythm. We need to hear its many cultures, many voices, many sounds. This is about wide and diverse participation. Diverse verse for all!

The funniest, most bitter-sweet book you're likely to read this year

This rhyming counting book will appeal to youngsters with a practical turn of mind or those who like toilet humour

Written in a jolly rhyming text that also encourages counting skills, this is an ingeniously original Santa Claus story packed with silly humour that will appeal to children

Bursting with silly situations and hilarious antics

A real delight

The perfect book to provoke a smile.