Welcome to
A Lovely Poetry Festival Schools Day Bookshop
at The Florrie with Michael Rosen
Friday 5th July 2024
We are pleased to participate in A Lovely Poetry Festival bringing a Bookshop of all Michael Rosen’s books to the Florrie.
The bookshop is going to be very busy and it might not be possible for your child to buy a book on the day. All the schools attending have requested that, if possible, you purchase any books for your child in advance of the event to avoid any logistical issues that might occur.
All books will be handed out to the children on the day by their school teachers ready for signing after the performance
Please also note the closing date for orders is the evening of Wednesday 26th June.
Free Signed Bookplate
Not all the schools are able to stay for the book signing so Michael has kindly provided us with signed bookplates for those children who will not be attending the signing after the performance.
So please don’t worry if your child’s school is not staying for the signing as they will receive a signed bookplate instead.
This may seem complicated but we need all the information to make sure your child receives their books at the Florrie.
Look through all the author’s books.
For each book you want to buy:
click on Event Sponsor and choose A Lovely Poetry Festival
enter Your Child’s Name
enter Your Child’s Class
When you are ready – go to Checkout:
type in your address details
Select ‘Collect from my School‘
Choose your school from the list displayed at the top.
Click below to browse the author’s books.
“If we don't learn to love books, we don't read. And if we don't read widely, we don't think deeply.” Michael Rosen
“Our new research, published today, shows that the more books a child owns, the more likely they are to do well at school and be happy with their lives.
“Based on a survey of 44,097 children aged 8-18 in the UK, our Book ownership, literacy engagement and mental wellbeing report found that:
- Children who have 60 or more books at home are 5.5 times more likely to read above the level expected for their age than their peers who have fewer than 10 books
- Children who read above the level expected for their age have twice as many books as those who read below the expected level
- Children who have a book of their own at home have higher levels of mental wellbeing than those who don’t have any books
“However, children and young people from disadvantaged backgrounds are at risk of missing out on the educational and health benefits of book ownership:
- 1 in 8 disadvantaged children in the UK don’t own a single book, compared to 1 in 11 children nationally
- Of children who own books, those from disadvantaged backgrounds have 25% fewer books on average than their more affluent peers”
Owning books boosts children’s literacy and mental wellbeing – National Literacy Trust – 07 Dec 2018
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signed bookplate
CHOCOLATE CAKE! Ohhh! I LOVED
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We‘re going to catch a big one
What a beautiful day!
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