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5th December 2025

Q&A: Michael Rosen on the need to celebrate books and reading

“The school curriculum has become so packed and so prescriptive that it is very hard to make schools places where books can be enjoyed”
Michael Rosen
Michael Rosen
Ahead of the inaugural Michael Rosen Day (12th November 2024), the children’s author explains how the event came about and what he hopes it will achieve.

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