Books with title Michael Rosen's Sad Michael Rosen

With unmitigated honesty, a touch of humor, and sensitive illustrations by Quentin Blake, Michael Rosen explores the experience of sadness in a way that resonates with us all.Sometimes I'm sad and I don’t know why.It's just a cloud that comes along and covers me up.Sad things happen to everyone, and sometimes people feel sad for no reason at all. What makes Michael Rosen sad is thinking about his son, Eddie, who died suddenly at the age of eighteen. In this book the author writes about his sadness, how it affects him, and some of the things he does to cope with it — like telling himself that everyone has sad stuff (not just him) and trying every day to do something he can be proud of. Expressively illustrated by the extraordinary Quentin Blake, this is a very personal story that speaks to everyone, from children to parents to grandparents, teachers to grief counselors. Whether or not you have known what it's like to feel deeply sad, the truth of this book will surely touch you.

With unmitigated honesty, a touch of humor, and sensitive illustrations by Quentin Blake, Michael Rosen explores the experience of sadness in a way that resonates with us all.Sometimes I'm sad and I don’t know why.It's just a cloud that comes along and covers me up.Sad things happen to everyone, and sometimes people feel sad for no reason at all. What makes Michael Rosen sad is thinking about his son, Eddie, who died suddenly at the age of eighteen. In this book the author writes about his sadness, how it affects him, and some of the things he does to cope with it—like telling himself that everyone has sad stuff (not just him) and trying every day to do something he can be proud of. Expressively illustrated by the extraordinary Quentin Blake, this is a very personal story that speaks to everyone, from children to parents to grandparents, teachers to grief counselors. Whether or not you have known what it's like to feel deeply sad, the truth of this book will surely touch you.

From Agard to Zephaniah, the very best of children's poetry from the very best of children's poets appears in this wonderful and exciting anthology edited by Michael Rosen, the Children's Laureate. Coinciding with his laureateship and a very welcome public promotion of the need for children's poetry in our education system, this future classic for Puffin will delight readers young and old, and make the perfect gift.

Coming to terms with a loving God is not always straightforward. Add to that amnesia and feelings of being overwhelmed and that decision, among others, becomes that much more complicated. When Michael awakes in Mercy Hospital with a broken leg and no memories of his past, his world becomes a whirlpool of conflicted emotions. Questions come from everywhere. Who is he? Why was he found climbing in a forbidden zone of the mountains; more so without proper gear and no identification? Later when the hospital discharges him, where is he supposed to live and continue his recovery? Fortunately, the sun seems to favor strangers in the township of Mercy, Colorado. The doctor on his case has a brother who pastors a neighborhood church and just happens to have a spare bedroom, which he offers to Michael. Freed from the protective yet inquisitive gaze of the nursing staff, Michael finds more stressors on the outside. Pastor Phillip's family is loving and kind, but it does not take long before their interest in his spiritual destiny begins to show. Though the thought of a caring deity intrigues him, it pales in importance behind his own desires to remember. Then there's the untrusting sheriff and the newspaper reporter that is certain Michael is running from a dishonest past. Even the caring cancer patient who befriends him seems to have her own designs and plans for Michael's future. How much outside probing and self-doubt can a man experience before he simply gives up?