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Uncle Gobb and the Dread Shed

by Michael Rosen

Interest age: 8 to 9
Reading age: 9+

Published by Bloomsbury, 2015

  • Funny

About this book

Uncle Gobb lives with Malcom and his Mum, Tess, and polishes his head in the bathroom (why? wonders Malcolm). He thinks Malcolm is a disrespectful little weasel, who should do more homework, and threatens him with the Dread Shed. Malcolm and his friend Crackersnacker aren't keen on working at home; they spend enough time working at school filling in the gaps Mr Keenly's endless worksheets….

But why does it say Gobb Education on each sheet? Are weasels disrespectful? And why does a Genie appear when Malcolm rubs his nose? What is the Dread Shed? And how will they stop Uncle Gobb seizing control of everyone's minds ….?

Defiantly playing with language and narrative conventions, this very silly, bonkers story is itself a joyful rebellion against systematised schemes of learning.

About the author

Michael Rosen is one of Britain’s best loved writers and performance poets for children and adults. His first degree in English Literature and Language was from Wadham College, Oxford and he went on to study for an MA at the University of Reading and a PhD at the former University of North London, now London Metropolitan.

He is currently Professor of Children’s Literature at Goldsmiths, University of London where he co-devised and teaches critical approaches to reading on an MA in Children’s Literature, having done the same at Birkbeck, University of London. He has taught on MA courses in universities since 1994.

He was the Children’s Laureate from 2007 to 2009 and has published over 200 books for children and adults, including the recent bestseller Many Different Kinds of Love and On The Move.

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