You Wait Till I'm Older Than You!

by Michael Rosen

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GET OFF, GET OFF, GET OFF!

Well what would you say if your brother kept whacking you with a spoon, or the spider made it all the way up the toilet bowl or your mum made you wear that horrible shirt?

Find out in this fantastically funny collection of poems all about growing up from the brilliant Michael Rosen, Children's Laureate 2007 - 2009.

Genres: Poetry, Childrens

128 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1996

About the author

Michael Rosen, a recent British Children’s Laureate, has written many acclaimed books for children, including WE'RE GOING ON A BEAR HUNT, illustrated by Helen Oxenbury, and I’M NUMBER ONE and THIS IS OUR HOUSE, both illustrated by Bob Graham. Michael Rosen lives in London.

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Reviews

[Luke Nicholls]

I love this book, some of my favourite kids' poetry of all time. Timeless, hilarious, and great views into the life of children, and being a parent. With the occasionally very poignant poems, would work great for LKS2 or KS1 to look at poems.

[Daniella]

Gosh I remember reading this in year five! I still remembered one of the poems :’)

[Alivia S]

Lovely. Terrific and hilariously funny

[Anna Harris]

This is a fantastic and often hilarious collection of poems from the 2007-2009 Children’s Laureate. I think these poems could be enjoyed and appreciated by children of all ages, as well as adults. Many of the poems are about the trials and tribulations of growing up, including sibling relationships, friendships and school. Whilst reading this collection, I laughed out loud several times, for example during ‘Australia’, ‘The Nest’ and ‘Trousers Down’. Other poems were actually quite moving – ‘Harrybo’ and ‘Leosia’ – in particular, and changed the tone of the collection somewhat. I found that many of the poems seemed very personal to Michael Rosen as they appeared to relate to his own childhood experiences, as well as the experiences of his own children growing up with him as their father.