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Michael Rosen was born and brought up in London. He says his parents were people who ...

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Miss Flotsam

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My Friend Elsie

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Poetry Man

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Among Rachel Rooney’s poems you’ll find riddles and puzzles, strange stories, ...

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Here are two of Spike's best-known nonsense rhymes, delivered in his distinctive piping ...

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Steven’s poems bring us into the familiar world of school – but with his sharp eye for ...

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The Watchers

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Three

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