STORIES & POEMS WITH MICHAEL ROSEN
Exeter Library, Exeter, EX4 3PQ
Friday 11th December 2026
Join us at Exeter Library on Fri 11 December for an hour of poetry and stories with Michael Rosen; one of Britain’s best loved writers and performance poets for both children and adults. The event includes a Q&A, and will be followed by a book signing. Perfect for audiences of all ages. Nice!
Michael Rosen was the Children’s Laureate from 2007-2009, and his YouTube Channel Kids’ Poems and Stories with Michael Rosen has had over 155 million views.
He has published around 200 books for children and adults, including The Sad Book with Quentin Blake (Walker Books) – a meditation on bereavement written after the loss of his son, Eddie; We’re Going on a Bear Hunt with Helen Oxenbury (Walker Books) – made into an animated film for Channel 4 broadcast Christmas Day 2016 - and A Great Big Cuddle with Chris Riddell (Walker Books).
Michael is also a popular broadcaster and has presented BBC Radio 4’s acclaimed programme about language, Word of Mouth since 1998, as well as regularly presenting documentary programmes for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio 3, including the Sony Gold Award-winning On Saying Goodbye. He is currently Professor of Children’s Literature at Goldsmiths, University of London where he co-devised and teaches an MA in Children’s Literature.
This event will take place on the main Library floor at 6.30pm on Fri 11 Dec and last for up to 1 hour. We expect the event to sell out so please do book in advance!
Feel free to join us in the Library, any time from 5pm where we will have a number of free family friendly poetry activities.
The onsite café at the Library will stay open, serving a range of hot & soft drinks
Books will be available to buy at the event from indie Devon bookstore The Bookery.
Please note, there will be limited time for Michael to sign books at the end
Tickets are £5 for Library Members (anybody who has a valid Library card in Devon and Torbay,) and £10 for non-members
There is also the option to donate on top of the price of your tickets, and every penny goes into the Libraries Unlimited charity, our libraries, staff and services.
Michael Rosen was the Children’s Laureate from 2007-2009, and his YouTube Channel Kids’ Poems and Stories with Michael Rosen has had over 155 million views.
He has published around 200 books for children and adults, including The Sad Book with Quentin Blake (Walker Books) – a meditation on bereavement written after the loss of his son, Eddie; We’re Going on a Bear Hunt with Helen Oxenbury (Walker Books) – made into an animated film for Channel 4 broadcast Christmas Day 2016 - and A Great Big Cuddle with Chris Riddell (Walker Books).
Michael is also a popular broadcaster and has presented BBC Radio 4’s acclaimed programme about language, Word of Mouth since 1998, as well as regularly presenting documentary programmes for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio 3, including the Sony Gold Award-winning On Saying Goodbye. He is currently Professor of Children’s Literature at Goldsmiths, University of London where he co-devised and teaches an MA in Children’s Literature.
This event will take place on the main Library floor at 6.30pm on Fri 11 Dec and last for up to 1 hour. We expect the event to sell out so please do book in advance!
Feel free to join us in the Library, any time from 5pm where we will have a number of free family friendly poetry activities.
The onsite café at the Library will stay open, serving a range of hot & soft drinks
Books will be available to buy at the event from indie Devon bookstore The Bookery.
Please note, there will be limited time for Michael to sign books at the end
Tickets are £5 for Library Members (anybody who has a valid Library card in Devon and Torbay,) and £10 for non-members
There is also the option to donate on top of the price of your tickets, and every penny goes into the Libraries Unlimited charity, our libraries, staff and services.
Price
Ticket price incl. booking fee
£5.39 - £10.78
