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    Peas on Your Knees: A Life in the Poems of Michael Rosen

    Author Michael Rosen
    Illustrated by Yasmeen Ismail, Polly Dunbar, Quentin Blake, Ken Wilson-Max
    Hardcover
    $24.99 US
    Candlewick | Templar
    8-7/16"W x 10-1/4"H | 20 oz | 20 per carton
    On sale Feb 16, 2027 | 128 Pages | 9781536250237
    Age 4-8 years | Preschool - 3
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    Packed with humor and heart, showcasing top illustrators, and joyfully celebrating a life well lived, this ultimate gift collection of Michael Rosen’s poems marks the occasion of the beloved poet and author's eightieth birthday.

    Divided into sections including Food, Childhood, Brothers, School, Being a Dad, and Being Silly—each illustrated in full color by a different artist, including Michael Rosen’s longtime collaborator Quentin Blake—Peas on Your Knees is a poet’s playful ode to life itself. In a career spanning five decades, with more than two hundred books to his credit, including the international bestseller We’re Going on a Bear Hunt and Oh Dear, Look What I Got!, both illustrated by Helen Oxenbury, Michael Rosen’s warmth, wit, and unflinching honesty have delighted generations of readers. Whether you’re a confirmed fan or discovering his child-centric genius for the first time, each of these thirty-five poems—some profound, others silly, many profoundly silly—is a little window into everyday life, whether the subject is forbidden chocolate cake or getting into REALLY BIG TROUBLE with a sibling. Featuring an introduction by Joseph Coelho, OBE, this intimate collection is a loving tribute to the “happy, sad, bizarre, and ridiculous nature of life.”
    Michael Rosen is a multi-award-winning poet, a popular radio broadcaster, distinguished critic and academic, and one of the most popular authors for children. He has written more than two hundred books, including the international bestseller We’re Going on a Bear Hunt and its companion, Oh Dear, Look What I Got!, both illustrated by Helen Oxenbury. His poems about family life, childhood, and a good deal of silliness, have reached millions through his exuberant online readings. Michael Rosen was the British Children’s Laureate from 2007 to 2009 and is now Professor of Children’s Literature at Goldsmiths, University of London.

    Quentin Blake is one of the world’s foremost illustrators, and he has won the Kate Greenaway Medal. Polly Dunbar is a bestselling, award-winning author-illustrator. Bob Graham is a Kate Greenaway Medal–winning book creator. Yasmeen Ismail is an award-winning illustrator and animator. Ken Wilson-Max is an award-winning author and illustrator.
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    Packed with humor and heart, showcasing top illustrators, and joyfully celebrating a life well lived, this ultimate gift collection of Michael Rosen’s poems marks the occasion of the beloved poet and author's eightieth birthday.

    Divided into sections including Food, Childhood, Brothers, School, Being a Dad, and Being Silly—each illustrated in full color by a different artist, including Michael Rosen’s longtime collaborator Quentin Blake—Peas on Your Knees is a poet’s playful ode to life itself. In a career spanning five decades, with more than two hundred books to his credit, including the international bestseller We’re Going on a Bear Hunt and Oh Dear, Look What I Got!, both illustrated by Helen Oxenbury, Michael Rosen’s warmth, wit, and unflinching honesty have delighted generations of readers. Whether you’re a confirmed fan or discovering his child-centric genius for the first time, each of these thirty-five poems—some profound, others silly, many profoundly silly—is a little window into everyday life, whether the subject is forbidden chocolate cake or getting into REALLY BIG TROUBLE with a sibling. Featuring an introduction by Joseph Coelho, OBE, this intimate collection is a loving tribute to the “happy, sad, bizarre, and ridiculous nature of life.”

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    Michael Rosen is a multi-award-winning poet, a popular radio broadcaster, distinguished critic and academic, and one of the most popular authors for children. He has written more than two hundred books, including the international bestseller We’re Going on a Bear Hunt and its companion, Oh Dear, Look What I Got!, both illustrated by Helen Oxenbury. His poems about family life, childhood, and a good deal of silliness, have reached millions through his exuberant online readings. Michael Rosen was the British Children’s Laureate from 2007 to 2009 and is now Professor of Children’s Literature at Goldsmiths, University of London.

    Quentin Blake is one of the world’s foremost illustrators, and he has won the Kate Greenaway Medal. Polly Dunbar is a bestselling, award-winning author-illustrator. Bob Graham is a Kate Greenaway Medal–winning book creator. Yasmeen Ismail is an award-winning illustrator and animator. Ken Wilson-Max is an award-winning author and illustrator.
    Michael Rosen View titles by Michael Rosen
    Yasmeen Ismail View titles by Yasmeen Ismail
    Polly Dunbar View titles by Polly Dunbar
    Quentin Blake View titles by Quentin Blake
    Ken Wilson-Max View titles by Ken Wilson-Max

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