Celebrate Michael Rosen Day
Thursday 12 November 2026
We’re throwing a HUGE Poetry Party on Thursday 12 November to celebrate Michael Rosen Day, and everyone’s invited!
The aim of the day is to make reading, listening to, and writing poetry fun, enjoyable and accessible for all, helping children and young people of all ages to discover its magic.
This year’s theme is SILLY SCHOOL STUFF, so this is a fantastic opportunity for schools, libraries, bookshops, families and all settings nationwide to get involved and get creative, inspired by Michael and his fantastically funny poems about everyday life at school.
Free Resources
Start planning your celebration by registering now for free Michael Rosen Day resources, including a Poetry Party Planner that has everything you need to plan your celebration and a brand-new assembly. Filled with fun ideas and activities for use in pre-school up to early secondary, our resources will help you bring poetry to life wherever you are, through performance, writing, reading, rhythm and rhyme. There is also a new pack available for families and care-givers to use at home.
Free Poetry Party Event with Michael Rosen
Register now to join a FREE live and online HUGE Poetry Party event with Michael Rosen on Thursday 12 November, in partnership with Read for Good. Michael will be performing some of his favourite Silly School poems, including No Breathing in Class.
Silly School Stuff Poetry Competition
This year’s poetry competition is now open, with categories for Y1-3 and Y4-7 to #ShareAPoem and pen their own Silly School Stuff-themed poems inspired by tips from Michael Rosen. There are fantastic prizes to be won! Closing date 21 October.
Michael’s Manifesto for Reading
- Read as many different types of books as you can – books give you language, thoughts, ideas and feelings.
- Books show you places and cultures very near and dear to you – and others you may not have come across before. Books can take you anywhere.
- Books help you to walk in other people’s shoes, and to see things from someone else’s point of view.
- Read books, share books, talk about books and, most importantly, CHOOSE what YOU want to read. It’s your imagination, so choose what you want to feed it.
- Books are for EVERYONE!
Find out more at www.walker.co.uk/michael-rosen-day
Michael Rosen Day is a Walker Books celebration supported by Puffin, Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins, Bloomsbury, Hachette, Read for Good and the National Year of Reading.
