Michael Rosen

In a school theatrical production of 'A Christmas Carol', the boy who plays Scrooge is extra nervous because his very busy father is in the audience--but may leave early due to business. Will the classic story's message reach his father's distracted heart?

A fabulously funny take on a classic story from two giants of children's books! Little Red Riding Hood – who is not-so-little anymore! – is riding her pony through the woods to visit Granny for a picnic and a surprise. Now that she is bigger, she feels much braver than the last time she went. Until . . . what was that? Was it the Big Bad Wolf? A funny story full of surprises! From Michael Rosen, the highly regarded author of We're Going on a Bear...

A funny farmyard story from much-loved author, Michael Rosen. Perfect for bedtime, or any time! All is quiet on the farm – until Dog starts to SNORE!Cow and Cat and Sheep and Pig and Dog and all the little Piglets are woken by the noise. Will they ever get back to sleep?

A funny farmyard story from much-loved author, Michael Rosen. Perfect for bedtime, or any time! All is quiet on the farm – until OWW! One of the little Piglets wriggles and jiggles onto something very prickly. OWW! Will his friends be able to help get the prickly thing off his tail?

Many people use religion to guide them and instill a set of principles that they can follow in life. However, not everyone chooses to go down this path. Those who don't believe in things like god or destiny might subscribe to humanism, or the philosophy that humans are independent and in control of their own lives without a higher power to help them along. Using this insightful guide, readers will be well-equipped to navigate the world on their own...

Esta é minha pessoa de estimação. Suas orelhas não ouvem tão bem quanto as minhas. Ela tem as garras muito fracas. O pelo dela só cobre a cabeça. Fui eu que escolhi o nome dela: Totó. Um livro terno, engraçado, todo ao contrário, que acompanha as aventuras de uma menininha com seu cãozinho de estimação (ou será que é um cãozinho com sua menininha de estimação?). Observe como os seres humanos são estranhos nesta visão canina do...

Unlike our knees and hips, our brains improve with age. This dialogue includes: neuroplasticity, how improving our brain power can prevent Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia, why optimism is good for the brain and enhances resilience, the benefits of challenging the brain to do something new, the benefits of meditation on the brain.

A collection of political tales-first published in British workers' magazines-selected and introduced by acclaimed critic and author Michael RosenIn the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, unique tales inspired by traditional literary forms appeared frequently in socialist-leaning British periodicals, such as the Clarion, Labor Leader, and Social Democrat. Based on familiar genres-the fairy tale, fable, allegory, parable, and moral tale-and...

When Amanda's grandmother dies and the extended family tries to recreate her famous Thanksgiving meal, friends and neighbors pitch in to help carry on Bubbe's traditions.

Dear flappable reader:
Do you bristle at a handshake that resembles a limp fish? Do oblivious pedestrians bring you to the brink? What about museum gift shops, superfluous courtesy (do we need a gas pump to show us gratitude?), behemoth SUVS, or inexplicable operating manuals? Have you had it with screeching leaf blowers, beseeching telemarketers, escalating movie-ticket prices, or proliferating celebrity magazines? Is it children's choirs

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