Michael Rosen books in order
British children's author and poet
- Born
- 1946
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Books
- 105
Michael Rosen has published 16 novels, 2 novellas, 3 short story collections, 2 non-fiction books, 51 children's books, 14 poetry collections and 17 other books, beginning with Sad Book (2004). The latest is Book of Play (2020).
Updated September 2026
Where to start with Michael Rosen
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Sad Book
Michael Rosen's most-read book.
Newest
Book of Play
Published September 2020.
Standalone novels in order
You Can't Catch Me! (1981)
A Cat and Mouse Story (1983)
Under the Bed (1986)
We're Going on a Bear Hunt (1989)
Freckly Feet and Itchy Knees (1990)
Dad (1994)
Norma's Notebook (1994)
The Man with No Shadow (1995)
Night-Night, Knight and Other Poems (1998)
Mission Ziffoid (1999)
Centrally Heated Knickers (2000)
Totally Wonderful Miss Plumberry (2006)
The Bear in the Cave (2007)
Children of the New Forest (2010)
Uncle Gobb and the Plot Plot (2018)
Book of Play (Sep 2020)
Novellas in order
Mind Your Own Business (1974)
Wouldn't You Like to Know (1977)
Short story collections in order
Hairy Tales and Nursery Crimes (1985)
Funny Stories (1993)
Fantastically Funny Stories (2005)
Non-fiction in order
Alphabetical (2013)
Good Ideas (2014)
Children's books in order
Nasty! (1982)
Quick, Let's Get Out of Here (1983)
Don't Put Mustard in the Custard (1986)
Hard-boiled Legs (1986)
Smelly Jelly Smelly Fish (1986)
You're Thinking About Doughnuts (1987)
The Wicked Tricks of Till Owlyglass (1989)
Little Rabbit Foo Foo (1990)
Never Mind! (Read & Listen) (1990)
The Golem of Old Prague (1990)
How the Animals Got Their Colours (1991)
Burping Bertha (1993)
How Giraffe Got Such a Long Neck-- and Why Rhino Is So Grumpy (1993)
Moving (1993)
The Kingfisher Book of Children's Poetry (1993)
ABC (1995)
Crow and Hawk (1995)
Walking the Bridge of Your Nose (1995)
Classic Poetry (1996)
This Is Our House (1996)
You Wait Till I'm Older Than You! (1996)
Songbird Story (1997)
Snore! (1998)
Rover (1999)
Monster (2001)
Shakespeare (2001)
Howler (2004)
Sad Book (2004)
Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet (2004)
Dickens (2005)
You're Thinking About Tomatoes (2005)
Red Ted and the Lost Things (2009)
Tiny Little Fly (2010)
Bananas in My Ears a Collection of Nonsense Stories Poems Riddles and Rhymes (2011)
Bob The Bursting Bear (2012)
Fantastic Mr. Dahl (2012)
Happy Harry's Café (2012)
Fluff The Farting Fish (2013)
Send For A Superhero (2013)
Choosing Crumble (2014)
A Great Big Cuddle (2015)
The Bus Is for Us! (2015)
Uncle Gobb and the Dread Shed (2015)
What Is Humanism? How Do You Live Without a God? and Other Big Questions for Kids (2016)
Whats So Special About Shakespeare (2016)
Bah! Humbug! (2017)
Chocolate Cake (2017)
Uncle Gobb and the Green Heads (2017)
Missing (2020)
On the Move (2020)
Sticky McStickstick (2021)
Poetry in order
I See a Voice (1981)
When Did You Last Wash Your Feet? (1986)
Did I Hear You Write? (1989)
Itsy-bitsy Beasties (1992)
Action Replay (1993)
Poems for the Very Young (1993)
The Best of Michael Rosen (1995)
Book of Very Silly Poems (1996)
Book of Nonsense (Poetry Gift Book) (1997)
Dear Mother Goose (2008)
A-z (2009)
Hound Dog's Haiku and Other Poems for Dogs (2011)
Even My Ears Are Smiling (2012)
Jelly Boots, Smelly Boots (2016)
Other books in order
Culture Shock (1990)
Nuts About Nuts (1993)
Penguin Book of Childhood (1995)
A Jewish Tale (2001)
Carrying the Elephant (2002)
Wolfman (2013)
The Disappearance of Émile Zola (2017)
Unexpected Twist (2018)
Giggly Wiggly (2019)
I Am Angry (2021)
Goldilocks and the Three Crocodiles (2022)
Please Write Soon (2022)
Dictionary of Delights (2025)
Jack in the Beanstalk (2025)
Oh Dear, Look What I Got! (2025)
Snow White and the Seven Bears (2025)
The Big Dreaming (2025)
About Michael Rosen
Michael Wayne Rosen is an English children's author, poet, presenter, political columnist, broadcaster, activist, and academic, who is a professor of children's literature in the Department of Educational Studies at Goldsmiths, University of London. He has written more than 200 books for children and adults. Select books include We're Going on a Bear Hunt (1989) and Sad Book (2004). He served as Children's Laureate from June 2007 to June 2009. He won the 2023 PEN Pinter Prize, awarded by English PEN, for his "fearless" body of work.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Michael Rosen FAQ
- How many books has Michael Rosen written?
- Michael Rosen has published 16 novels, 2 novellas, 3 short story collections, 2 non-fiction books, 51 children's books, 14 poetry collections and 17 other books that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Michael Rosen's books in?
- Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with Sad Book.
- What is Michael Rosen's latest book?
- Book of Play (2020).
- What is Michael Rosen's most famous book?
- Sad Book (2004) is Michael Rosen's most widely read book.
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Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.