Evolution can be a difficult concept to explain to children, but this amusing picture book presents it beautifully. As well as his own books, he has illustrated books for authors such as Roald Dahl, Paula Danziger and Michael Palin. Our Reading Den is a place for you and your child to discover and share books, find new authors and explore stories. He regularly performs his poetry in schools, and can be heard on BBC Radio 4 as a regular presenter.

Part of the series of books that includes Bilal’s Brilliant Bee and Barking for Bagels, Fluff the Farting Fish is a short early reader novel that will delight 6-7 year olds looking for a fun story and a few giggles along the way. International products have separate terms, are sold from abroad and may differ from local products, including fit, age ratings, and language of product, labeling or instructions. He went to art school in Liverpool and has since worked as a typographer for design and advertising agencies.I chose the book for him because as a teacher I read Michael Rosen's books and poetry frequently to my classes.

Multi-award-winning Tony Ross has become one of the best-known creators of original and traditional picture books and his work has been published all over the world. He was the Children’s Laureate from 2007-2009 and has published over 200 books for children and adults, including the recent bestseller Many Different Kinds of Love and On The Move.Once your child has discovered a new book we invite them to create their own online Reading Den and fill a bookshelf of their own. There is a girl who asked her mum for a dog but she got a fish so she names him fluff hoping he would grow fur and legs. As ever, former Children’s Laureate Michael Rosen tells a delightfully relatable story – this time, to kids who are desperate for a pet. Fluff can't sit, she won't bark on command, but she does have a very special fishy talent all of her own .

A man and his dog watch their favourite football team getting beaten over and over again - but could a surprise substitute change the game? This, says Michael, was a turning point – “Suddenly it all fused: the writing, the performing, the popular audience. It has humour, fun black and white illustrations and just the right amount of text on each page to be fun and not daunting.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. Some of the books in this set have less text and more pictures and progress too more text per page and slightly less pictures.

Although it was not planned as a collection for children, it appeared on Andre Deutsch’s children’s list. 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. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Determined not to give up on her dream of a puppy that could be taught lots of fun tricks, Elvie embarks on a training regime for Fluff that includes fetching, sitting and jumping.This is absolutely perfect for any children moving on to slightly longer books (it doesn't actually have chapters, but if your child is just moving on to chapter books, this is an ideal choice) or to read aloud. He was awarded the Eleanor Farjeon prize for services to Children’s literature in 1997, and was Children’s Laureate from 2007-2009.