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August 24, 2007

Children need a Laureate too

Britain's Children's Laureate
BoardBuzz randomly came across this story today while exploring the Googleverse. The Scotsman reports:

"SOME people have faces which are just naturally funny. When Michael Rosen starts to perform one of his much-loved poems for children, his eyes bulge with excitement and his mouth spreads into a broad grin with a big ear on either end. It's the kind of face which made him Quentin Blake's model for the BFG. The kind of face you warm to."
"It's now the new face of children's literature, since Rosen was appointed Children's Laureate in June. The two-year appointment, previously held by the likes of Michael Morpurgo and Jacqueline Wilson, aims to raise the profile of writing for children. Rosen, 61, is the fifth Laureate, and the first poet to hold the position."

Maybe if we had such a passionate advocate for children's literature, reading would be more prevalent among our nation's youth.

Posted August 24, 2007 6:34 PM

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