Michael Rosen
English children's author and poet (born 1946)
80 years oldTaurusUnited Kingdom
Biography
Michael Wayne Rosen (born 7 May 1946) is an English children's author, poet, presenter, political columnist, broadcaster, activist, and academic, who is a professor of children's literature in the Department of Educational Studies at Goldsmiths, University of London. He has written more than 200 books for children and adults. Select books include We're Going on a Bear Hunt (1989) and Sad Book (2004). He served as Children's Laureate from June 2007 to June 2009. He won the 2023 PEN Pinter Prize, awarded by English PEN, for his "fearless" body of work.
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Career highlights
Career & roles
- Children's Laureate
Genres
- children's literature
Awards & honours (9)
- Children's Laureate
- Nestlé Children's Book Prize
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
- Eleanor Farjeon Award
- Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing
- Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
- Fred and Anne Jarvis Award
- honorary doctorate
- Prix Janusz Korczak de Littérature Jeunesse
Quick answers about Michael Rosen
- How old is Michael Rosen?
- Michael Rosen is 80 years old (born May 7, 1946).
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- Michael Rosen was born on May 7, 1946.
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- Michael Rosen was born in Harrow.
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- Michael Rosen's zodiac sign is Taurus.
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- Michael Rosen is a citizen of United Kingdom.
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- Michael Rosen is known as writer, children's writer, YouTuber, novelist.
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