Huge thanks to everyone who borrowed my books from libraries last year -more than 25000 loans for Michael Rosen’s Rover series 🙌📚 . . . . . #plr17 #libraries #ilovelibraries #saveourlibraries #michaelrosen #neallayton #rover #lovereading #childrensbooks #picturebooks #illustratorsofinstagram #authorsofinstagram #picturestorybooks #childrensillustrator A photo posted by Neal Layton (@neal_layton) on Jan 29, 2017 at 10:58pm PST

‪Just arrived- the first copy of the NEW Uncle Gobb book by @MichaelRosenYes ! 📕‬ ‪@KidsBloomsbury #kidslit #unclegobb #michaelrosen #neallayton #kidstagram #childrensbooks #childrensillustration #childrensillustrator A photo posted by Neal Layton (@neal_layton) on Jan 18, 2017 at 11:26pm PST

‪Just arrived- the first copy of the NEW Uncle Gobb book by @MichaelRosenYes ! 📕‬ ‪@KidsBloomsbury #kidslit #unclegobb #michaelrosen #neallayton #kidstagram #childrensbooks #childrensillustration #childrensillustrator A photo posted by Neal Layton (@neal_layton) on Jan 18, 2017 at 11:26pm PST

  Uncle Gobb and the Dread Shed has won both it’s category, and the overall prize at the Sheffield Children’s Book Awards today. Congratulations to Michael Rosen and all at Bloomsbury Childrens books, and a HUGE thank you to all the young readers who chose it!    

Uncle Gobb and the Dread Shed by Michael Rosen has been shortlisted for the Sheffield Children’s Book award!

Preparing for an Easter getaway? Look out for the poetry points at Heathrow Airport! There are four pillars in terminals 2-5 each with specially written travel poems recited by their authors Michael Rosen, Danny Wallace, Laura Dockrill and MG Leonard. As you might have guessed I did the illustrations which feature cameos of some of the […]

Michael Rosen has made some fab films introducing his book Uncle Gobb and the Dread Shed. Click to links to find out more about Malcom, Crackersnacker and Uncle Gobb and their genies! All videos made by Joe Rosen.

Thanks to all who came to the recent event with Michael Rosen at Pickled Pepper Books– what fun we all had! Orginal artwork from the ‘Rover’ books will remain on display in the bookshop through October. Last heard the bookshop still has a handful of books signed by Michael and myself (although these are going fast!) Opening hours are: 9.15am […]

The first copies of Uncle Gobb and the Dread Shed have arrived! ‘What a great pairing: uproarious comic fiction with hundreds of illustrations…’ – The Bookseller Uncle Gobb and the Dread Shed is written by Michael Rosen and published by Bloomsbury Childrens Books in June.

Some photos of Michael Rosen’s recent visit to the Central Library in Portsmouth. Speed drawing, keep up Neal…! Signing books after the event with a well earnt cuppa. At the Guildhall with some of the orignal artworks from the Rover books.