Fluff can't sit, she won't bark on command, but she does have a very special fishy talent all of her own . contemporary children’s poetry, drawing closely on his own childhood experiences, and ‘telling it as it was’ in the ordinary language children actually use. It has humour, fun black and white illustrations and just the right amount of text on each page to be fun and not daunting.

Fluff can’t sit, she won’t bark on command, but she does have a very special fishy talent all of her own . We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Fluff can't sit, she won't bark on command, but she does have a very special fishy talent all of her own. Some of the books in this set have less text and more pictures and progress too more text per page and slightly less pictures. Michael attended Middlesex Hospital Medical School for a year but transferred to Wadham College, Oxford to study English Literature.He quickly made a name for himself with his collections of humorous verse and picture books for children. 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. He went to art school in Liverpool and has since worked as a typographer for design and advertising agencies. As ever, former Children’s Laureate Michael Rosen tells a delightfully relatable story – this time, to kids who are desperate for a pet.

He was awarded the Eleanor Farjeon prize for services to Children’s literature in 1997, and was Children’s Laureate from 2007-2009. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.

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. This, says Michael, was a turning point – “Suddenly it all fused: the writing, the performing, the popular audience. 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. Perfect for every child who’s just beginning to read alone, this hilarious tale is a roller coaster ride of fame and fortune and the possible resulting disasters. 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.

You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. The narrowness of his course of study proved a source of dissatisfaction and Michael began looking outside his recommended reading to contemporary working, class ballads. 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. 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.Michael Rosen was born into a London Jewish family, the son of two distinguished educators – Connie and Harold Rosen. 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. He regularly performs his poetry in schools, and can be heard on BBC Radio 4 as a regular presenter. A man and his dog watch their favourite football team getting beaten over and over again - but could a surprise substitute change the game?

I chose the book for him because as a teacher I read Michael Rosen's books and poetry frequently to my classes. 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. Before long, she discovers that Fluff has an amazing talent - but is it enough to win a talent show? Here is a library of books created by a community of parents and children where you can browse books that others have enjoyed and recommended. 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.

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. Our Reading Den is a place for you and your child to discover and share books, find new authors and explore stories. The stories are funny and would be just as suitable for a parent to read to their child, chapter by chapter , or to help encourage reluctant readers to pick out words they recognise and then have the page read to then. My grandson's (5 years old) review of this book was first great hilarity at the title then doing his best to read it alone. Although it was not planned as a collection for children, it appeared on Andre Deutsch’s children’s list.